Taxation and Governmental Finance in Sixteenth-Century Ming China

Klappentext Originally published in 1974! this is a detailed study of the financial administration of the Chinese government during the Ming dynasty (1368 1644). Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1974, this is a detailed study of the financial administration of the Chinese government during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), with particular attention to the sixteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Fiscal organization and general practices; 2. The heritage of the sixteenth century and major fiscal problems; 3. The land tax - (i) Tax structure; 4. The land tax - (ii) Tax administration; 5. The salt monopoly; 6. Miscellaneous incomes; 7. Financial management; 8. Concluding observations.

Product details

• Authors: Ray Huang
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521104876
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10487-6
• No. of pages: 404
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous