- Bib ID:
- 1405886
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
-
- New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1993
- xvii, 309 p. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
-
- 0312089937 (U.S)
- 0333562879 (U.K)
- Summary:
-
"During the nineteenth century both the colonial and indigenous rulers of Southeast Asia derived more and more of their income from farming out the right to collect taxes and run opium, gambling, salt and other monopolies. Around 1900, however, governments began abolishing these farms until, by 1920, every major farm had disappeared. How should the rise and sudden fall of revenue farming be explained? How did revenue farming contribute to the fortunes of the Chinese businessmen who held virtually all of the major farms and how were they affected by the collapse of the system?" "In addressing these questions, the volume sets out to suggest a fresh approach to Southeast Asian history. The study of revenue farming sheds new light on both the emergence of the modern state in Southeast Asia and on the economic transformation that took place in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries."--BOOK JACKET.
- Notes:
-
- Inlcudes index.
- Bibliography: p. 283-301.
- Subject:
- Taxes, Farming of -- Southeast Asia -- History
- Other authors/contributors:
-
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study.
Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing.
Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1993
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate.
Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see:
Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.