《An Analysis of the Land Tax Burden in China》.pdf

Economic History Association An Analysis of the Land Tax Burden in China, 1650-1865 Author(s): Tsui-jung Liu and John C. H. Fei Source: The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Jun., 1977), pp. 359-381 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Economic History Association Stable URL: /stable/2118762 . Accessed: 17/02/2011 02:39 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use, available at . /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at . /action/showPublisher?publisherCode=cup. . Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. Cambridge University Press and Economic History Association are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Journal of Economic History. An Analysis of the Land Tax Burden in China, 1650-1865 INTRODUCTION IN an agrarian economy, the purpose of land taxation is to enable the government to acquire sustenance (food and clothing) for the labor force it hires or recruits. In the early Tan