本项研究希望在运用以往研究成果中所包含的洞见基础上，对中国近现代经济和社会史做一个较为全面的呈现，从而为拉近两者之间的距离做出努力。

——易劳逸

The purpose of this study is to narrow that gap by drawing on the insights of this new monographic literature to present a general survey of China's recent social and economic history.

Lloyd E. Eastman