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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: 9780521813181
- ISBN-10: 0521813182
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: March 2003
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 302
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