Pekingology

The Political Logic of Taxation in China

Mar 23, 2023

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The Importance of Tax Reform in the Post-78 Period

02:52

The Importance of Indirect Taxes in China

05:56

The Importance of Taxation in Authoritarian Regimes

01:52

Introduction

3min

The Importance of Taxation in China

4min

The Importance of Taxation in Authoritarian Regimes

2min

The Structure of a Half-Tax State in China

3min

The Importance of Indirect Taxes in China

6min

The Importance of Tax Reform in the Post-78 Period

3min

The Importance of Fiscal Reform in China

4min

The Political Explanations for Beijing's Decline to Pursue Tax Reform

2min

Zhu Luongi and the Provincial Leaders Faced Many Challenges

6min

10.

The Cost of Taxation Is Not Only Economically, but Politically

5min

11.

The Resilience of the Communist Party

3min

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Dr. Changdong Zhang, Professor in the Department of Political Science at Peking University and Visiting Scholar at the Harvard-Yenching Institute, to discuss his recent book Governing and Ruling: The Political Logic of Taxation in China.