The Rise and fall of revenue farming : business elites and the emergence of the modern state in Sout...
The Rise and fall of revenue farming : business elites and the emergence of the modern state in Sout...
The Rise and fall of revenue farming : business elites and the emergence of the modern state in Southeast Asia / edited by John Butcher and Howard Dick.
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1993.
Date
1993.
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N336.200959/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 309 p. ; 25 cm.
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1993.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1993.
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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...
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Full title
The Rise and fall of revenue farming : business elites and the emergence of the modern state in Southeast Asia / edited by John Butcher and Howard Dick.
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Notes
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 283-301.
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N336.200959/1
Record Identifier
74VK6mMV7dlM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK6mMV7dlM
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ISBN
0312089937
9780312089931 (U.S.)
0312089937 (U.S.)
9780333562871 (U.K.)
0333562879 (U.K.)
9780333562871
0333562879
9780312089931
DDC
336.200959
MMS ID
991020820689702626
