The Origin of Likin, 1835-1864 / / Edwin George Beal, Jr.

During the Taiping Rebellion it was necessary for the Chinese government to find new sources of revenue to fund military provisions. This study provides a detailed history of the origin of the likin tax system, first introduced in 1853, a tax on goods and services in transit.

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Superior document:Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 6
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 1958.
Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1958.
Year of Publication:1958
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 6.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 online resource 201 pages) :; diagrams.
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