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Taxation without Representation in Contemporary Rural China (Cambridge Modern China Series)

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0521082897, 9780521082891, 0521813182, 9780521813181
LCC
HJ2981 .B47 2003
Open Library ID
OL18918484M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4230865 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
308\302
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The tax burden imposed upon the farmer has become a major source of discontent in the Chinese countryside and a worrisome source of political and social instability. Thomas P. Bernstein and Xiabo L? examine the heavy, informal taxation, revealing how peasants defend their interests by adopting peaceful and violent strategies of collective resistance. Bernstein and L? explain why the central government, often siding with the peasants, has been unable to resolve the tax burden issue by instituting a sound, reliable financial system.

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