The Rise and Fall of Revenue Farming : Business Elites and the Emergence of the Modern State in Southeast Asia
John Butcher
ISBN 10: 0333562879 ISBN 13: 9780333562871
Editorial: Springer Nature B.V. Aug 1993, 1993
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Neuware - Until the early 1900s governments of Southeast Asia farmed out the right to run opium, gambling and other monopolies. Yet by about 1920 all of the major farms had been abolished and the collection of revenue brought under direct bureaucratic control. This book explains the rise and sudden fall of revenue farming, traces the changing fortunes of the Chinese businessmen who held the major farms, and uses the study of revenue farming to examine the emergence of the modern state in Southeast Asia. N° de ref. del artículo 9780333562871
Sinopsis:
Until the early 1900s governments of Southeast Asia farmed out the right to run opium, gambling and other monopolies. Yet by about 1920 all of the major farms had been abolished and the collection of revenue brought under direct bureaucratic control. This book explains the rise and sudden fall of revenue farming, traces the changing fortunes of the Chinese businessmen who held the major farms, and uses the study of revenue farming to examine the emergence of the modern state in Southeast Asia.
Reseña del editor: Until the early 1900s governments of Southeast Asia farmed out the right to run opium, gambling and other monopolies. Yet by about 1920 all of the major farms had been abolished and the collection of revenue brought under direct bureaucratic control. This book explains the rise and sudden fall of revenue farming, traces the changing fortunes of the Chinese businessmen who held the major farms, and uses the study of revenue farming to examine the emergence of the modern state in Southeast Asia.
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Título: The Rise and Fall of Revenue Farming : ...
Editorial: Springer Nature B.V. Aug 1993
Año de publicación: 1993
Encuadernación: Buch
Condición: Neu