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Qing Dynasty Often Held With The Regional Economy

Posted on:2007-09-13Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:S F LiaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:1115360185978989Subject:China's modern history
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With the study of the history of regional economy being just unfolding, achievements in research are in the ceaseless emergence in sphere of learning in recent years. But all achievements in research before, were only in accordance with the descriptive historical documents, in stead of relative accurate quantity of circulation of commodities, and in result, different scholars draw many entirely different conclusions to the same regional economy. The achievements in research in this article are conclude mainly by making full use of all the data about the tax archival statistics for collection of the customs ,which stored in the First History Archives Establishment in China. By the way of taking short time interval with long time interval and the method of fact testifying with calculating analysis, the relation between the Frequent tariff and development regional economy are regard as the centre, and layout of regional economy distribution, which the development and evolution of system of this outpost of the tax office influenced in the Qing Dynasty, are discussed.Though the origin of customs in china is very early, financial function was not outstanding, before Ming Dynasty .The establishment of Frequent tariff in bad evident financial function, and was at position of carrying forward and enlightening backward in point of customs development, though without outstanding financial status. The government of Qing Dynasty not only inherited system of Frequent tariff Ming Dynasty, but also made many significant innovations, and so formed a more regular system of Frequent tariff in Qing Dynasty than of Frequent tariff in Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the gains of customs became important state revenue of Qing Dynasty.The development of the Frequent tariff in Qing Dynasty reflected business boom of long distance and level of development of regional economy objective throughout the country. As levying taxes during circulation of commodities in a long distance, The Frequent tariff changed in accordance with economic distribution in the whole country.As to relation of frequent tariff and regional economy of early stage in Qing Dynasty, this papers have carried out detailed investigation in numerous frequently tariff receipt change along coastal,the Yangtze River,canal,Huaihy River and side for Qing Dynasty not same time, putting forth effort to discuss development and the change of each economic regional commodity circulation. Economic connection were have established, economic layout having been adjusted, optimization resource disposition becomes possible between regions, therefore, every economic area of stages will be joined an organic whole in different development by the commodity circulation in large-scale at the early stage of Qing Dynasty. At the early stage of Qing Dynasty, Chinese economic general layout presents to leave the tendency of show.The thesis has investigated the change situation of the general layout of regional economies of Qing Dynasty for a trade period frequently the change of tariff receipt. The reason of trade in an entrance is to manage foreign trade strictly in order to defend national security and social stability mainly. What is more important is that the establishment of the Chinese domestic system of single market with perfect make the economy of large country relying on for overseas trade limited.Initial stage of a trade period, frequently tariff receipt has a greater increase, and the tax revenue of later stage drops. But the commodity circulation reflected from the change of tax revenue is seen, economy still follows original locus in general to continue forward development in Qing Dynasty of a trade period.Frequent tariff presents rapid decrease after modern age. It is declined deeply accompanying national crisis, lose of free tariff, the changes of modern trading general layout. Customs tax, son tax, golden tax ofï¼…as well as, are the specific reason that causes the decline of the Frequent tariff.As to the reform of government in Qing Dynasty in whole, effectiveness is very tiny. When state sovereignty was having been lost, Frequent tariff as well as other reform will be in failure inevitable. This is the problem that the government of Qing Dynasty could not resolve.But, in the circulation of commodities of every regional market after modern age, the most active one is the imported and exported goods, which often increases Frequent tariff obviously affiliated to the customs; the golden tax ofï¼…is increasing too. Frequent tariff in the latter stage of Qing Dynasty the is declining constantly on the surface, but still increasing in fact, Only this kind of growth, is reflected at golden tax ofï¼…and son tax At other angle, Frequent tariff was developed abnormally in the latter stage of Qing Dynasty, in fact. It is exactly the economic base in existence of Frequent tariff, which is not making the transition at a11. So, before the 1930s, the frequent tariff as well as golden tax ofï¼…is still one of the important finance of the government in Republican times.
Keywords/Search Tags:Qing Dynasty, Frequent tariff, Regional economies, Commodity circulation Decline
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