No Great Wall: Trade, Tariffs, and Nationalism in Republican China, 1927-1945 by

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE No Great Wall by Felix Boecking In this in-depth study, Felix Boecking challenges the widely accepted idea that the key to Communist seizure of power in China lay in the incompetence of Chiang Kai-sheks Nationalist government. It argues instead that international trade, government tariff revenues, and hence Chinas fiscal policy and state-making project all collapsed. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book, an in-depth study of Nationalist tariff policy, fundamentally challenges the widely accepted idea that the key to the Communist seizure of power in China lay in the incompetence of Chiang Kai-sheks Nationalist government. It argues instead that during the second Sino-Japanese War, Chinas international trade, the Nationalist governments tariff revenues, and hence its fiscal policy and state-making project all collapsed.Because tariffs on Chinas international trade produced the single greatest share of central government revenue during the Nanjing decade, the political existence of the Nationalist government depended on tariff revenue. Therefore, Chinese economic nationalism, both at the official and popular levels, had to be managed carefully so as not to jeopardize the Nationalist governments income. Until the outbreak of war in 1937, the Nationalists management of international trade and Chinas government finances was largely successful in terms of producing increasing and sustainable revenues. Within the first year of war, however, the Nationalists lost territories producing 80 percent of tariff revenue. Hence, government revenue declined just as war-related expenditure increased, and the Nationalist government had to resort to more rapacious forms of revenue extraction-a decision that had disastrous consequences for both its finances and its political viability. Author Biography Felix Boecking is Lecturer in Modern Chinese Economic and Political History at the University of Edinburgh. Details ISBN0674970608 Author Felix Boecking Short Title NO GRT WALL Language English ISBN-10 0674970608 ISBN-13 9780674970601 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Number 397 Imprint Harvard University, Asia Center Country of Publication United States Illustrations 13 line illustrations, 5 maps, 13 tables UK Release Date 2018-02-05 Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-02-05 AU Release Date 2018-02-05 NZ Release Date 2018-02-05 US Release Date 2018-02-05 Pages 292 Publisher Harvard University, Asia Center Series Harvard East Asian Monographs Subtitle Trade, Tariffs, and Nationalism in Republican China, 1927–1945 DEWEY 951.042 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161736574;

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