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Peasant Rents: Being the First Half of an Essay on the Distribution of Wealth, and on the Sources of Taxation (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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How rents and land ownership have steered wealth across centuries.
This book examines how rulers, landlords, and farmers interacted over the control of land, and how those relationships affected the land’s productivity and the people who work it.
Focusing on India and its surrounding regions, the text traces how ryot rents, zemindars, and government policies shaped who could toil the soil, who collected revenue, and how security or insecurity influenced cultivation and population. It surveys historical changes from ancient practice through the Mughal era and toward later administrations, highlighting the practical and political forces behind land disputes and tax systems.
- How ryot rents and landlord duties evolved from traditional to more formal arrangements.
- Historical shifts between oppression and reform in land taxation and peasant rights.
- The role of zemindars, village governance, and rural administration in wealth distribution.
- The influence of empire dynamics on agriculture, poverty, and economic policy.
Ideal for readers curious about economic history, land systems, and how taxation has shaped societies.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers an extensive historical study of labor, mĂ tayer, ryot, and cottier rents, tracing their profound influence on the social and political landscapes across the globe. While labor rentsâ"akin to serfdomâ"were once prevalent in Europe, they have since been abolished or adapted, with vestiges lingering even in countries like Germany and Ireland. Metayage, involving sharecropping arrangements, remains widespread in Mediterranean regions, while ryot rents, where peasants pay taxes directly to the state, are common in Asia. Each form of rent shapes rural economies and the relationship between landlords and tenants, often determining patterns of inequality, dependence, and potential for economic growth. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330915417_0
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