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Taxation Without Representation in Contemporary Rural China
Overview
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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- ISBN-13: 9780521082891
- ISBN-10: 0521082897
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: October 2008
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.69 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
- Page Count: 308
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