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Taxation without Representation in Contemporary Rural China

Thomas P. Bernstein and Xiaobo Lü 2003 ;ISBN: 0521082897 ;ISBN: 9780521813181 ;ISBN: 0521813182 ;ISBN: 9780521082891 ;EISBN: 0511509979 ;EISBN: 9780511509971 ;EISBN: 1139148052 ;EISBN: 9781139148054 ;DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511509971 ;OCLC: 770009112

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  • Title:
    Taxation without Representation in Contemporary Rural China
  • Author: Bernstein, Thomas P. ; Lü, Xiaobo
  • Subjects: China ; Economics ; Fiscal policy ; Political economy ; Political representation ; Political science ; Rural studies ; Tax incidence ; Taxation
  • Description: The financial burden imposed upon the Chinese farmer by local taxes has become a major source of discontent in the Chinese countryside and a worrisome source of political and social instability for the Chinese government. Bernstein and Lü examine the forms and sources of heavy, informal taxation, and shed light on how peasants defend their interests by adopting strategies of collective resistance (both peaceful and violent). Bernstein and Lü also explain why the central government, while often siding with the peasants, has not been able to solve the burden problem by instituting a sound, reliable financial system in the countryside. While the regime has, to some extent, sought to empower farmers to defend their interests - by informing them about tax rules, expanding the legal system, and instituting village elections, for example, these attempts have not yet generated enough power from 'below' to counter powerful, local official agencies.
  • Publisher: New York: Cambridge University Press
  • Creation Date: 2003
  • Format: 302
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 0521082897
    ISBN: 9780521813181
    ISBN: 0521813182
    ISBN: 9780521082891
    EISBN: 0511509979
    EISBN: 9780511509971
    EISBN: 1139148052
    EISBN: 9781139148054
    DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511509971
    OCLC: 770009112
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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