弗兰克在《白银资本》中尝试用一种全球视野、整体观重新考察了1500年以来世界各地的经济联系,他引用了大量的资料,包括其他学者的研究成果,经过论证,认为至少直到1800年为止,亚洲尤其是中国一直在世界经济中居于支配地位,1800年后东方才由于经济扩张伴随着收入与社会地位的两极分化(P360),从而导致了造成经济扩张的那种进程本身的萎缩,东方迅速的衰落,而西方借助从美洲获得的白银、黄金加入世界经济体系进而分沾了亚洲的经济优势,并获得了暂时的胜出。在本书中弗兰克彻底否定了欧洲中心 In “Silver Capital,” Frank attempted to re-examine the economic links around the world for a period of 1500 years from a global perspective. He cited a large amount of data, including the research results of other scholars, arguing that at least until 1800 So far, Asia, especially China, has been the dominant economy in the world economy. After 1800, the East was experiencing a contraction in the kind of process that caused economic expansion because of the economic expansion accompanied by the polarization of income and social status (P360) The East was rapidly declining. The West, with the help of silver gained from the Americas, joined the world economic system to divide the Asian economy and obtain a temporary victory. In the book, Frank completely denied the European Center