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  3. Taxation without Representation in Contemporary Rural China
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      13 July 2009
      27 March 2003
      ISBN:
      9780511509971
      9780521813181
      9780521082891
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511509971
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.529kg, 302 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.45kg, 308 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge Modern China Series
      Subjects:
      East Asian History, Area Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics
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    Series:
    Cambridge Modern China Series
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    East Asian History, Area Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics
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    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.

    Reviews

    Review of the hardback:‘… a powerful argument … Readers will learn just as much about how to study China as they will about China itself in this fascinating book.’

    Source: Journal of China Quarterly

    Review of the hardback:'The authors of this book tackle a subject crucial to understanding contemporary China.'

    Source: Journal of East Asian Studies 4

    Review of the hardback:‘… its startling revelations and bold analysis should be compulsory reading for leaders in China and other developing countries who are genuinely interested in social reform and preventing the suffering of a critical sector of the working class.‘

    Source: Development Policy Review

    Review of the hardback:‘… comprehensive … its startling revelations and bold analysis should be compulsory reading for leaders in China and other developing countries who are genuinely interested in social reform and who seek to prevent suffering of a critical sector of the working class.‘

    Source: Development and Change

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