The Modernization of the Chinese Salt Administration, 1900-1920

by Adshead, Samuel Adrian M.

• ISBN13: 9781583484326
• ISBN10: 1583484329
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc

Table of Contents

The Structure of the Salt Administration in 1900	1	(38)
Technology	6	(3)
Commerce	9	(11)
The Fiscal Aspect	20	(9)
Administration	29	(7)
Ideology	36	(3)
Change in the Salt Administration, 1900-1911	39	(22)
Salt and the Politico-Economic Context, 1900-1911	40	(4)
New Uses for the Salt Revenues	44	(4)
Modern Transportation and the Salt Trade	48	(4)
New Policies and Institutions	52	(7)
Conclusion	59	(2)
The Salt Administration in the Revolution of 1911	61	(29)
Salt and Politics, 1911-1913	62	(9)
The Salt Reform Movement, 1911-1913	71	(11)
The Reorganization Loan Agreement	82	(8)
Dane's Reforms, 1913-1918: The Basic Achievement	90	(28)
The Establishment of the Sino-Foreign Inspectorate	94	(5)
The Centralization of the Salt Tax	99	(4)
A Comprehensive Salt Tax	103	(7)
Free Trade	110	(8)
Dane's Reforms, 1913-1918: Reform in the Salt Divisions	118	(26)
The Major East-West Axis	120	(6)
The Minor North-South Axis	126	(6)
The Eastern Quadrants	132	(6)
The Western Quadrants	138	(6)
Dane and the Salt Interest	144	(34)
Dane and the Salt Officials	150	(7)
Dane and the Salt Merchants	157	(9)
Dane and the Salt Reformers	166	(12)
The Structure of the Salt Administration in 1920	178	(32)
Technology	180	(5)
Commerce	185	(8)
The Fiscal Aspect	193	(8)
Administration	201	(6)
Conclusion	207	(3)
Synarchy	210	(15)
Synarchy in Asia	210	(5)
Synarchy and Modernization in Asia	215	(7)
Conclusion	222	(3)
Appendix: Chinese Equivalents for English Terms Used in the Text	225	(2)
Notes	227	(30)
Bibliography	257	(10)
Glossary	267	(4)
Index	271