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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) - Hardcover
Synopsis
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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