The Ideological Foundations of Qing Taxation: Belief Systems, Politics, and Institutions

The Ideological Foundations of Qing Taxation: Belief Systems, Politics, and Institutions
ISBN-10
131651868X
ISBN-13
9781316518687
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
441
Language
English
Published
2022-10-31
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Taisu Zhang

Description

This survey of the fiscal history of China's last imperial dynasty explains why its ability to tax was unusually weak. It argues that the answer lies in the internal ideological worldviews of the political elite, rather than in external political or economic constraints.

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