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Taxation without representation : the history of Hong Kong's troublingly successful tax system
Title:
Taxation without representation : the history of Hong Kong's troublingly successful tax system
Author:
Littlewood, Michael, 1960-
ISBN:
9789622090996
Publication Information:
Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2010
Physical Description:
x, 361 p. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Supporting the British war effort : 1939-1945 -- After the war : 1945-1947 -- The governor goes native : 1947-1952 -- A "horse and buggy" statute : 1952-1961 -- Cowperthwaite is reined in : 1961-1971 -- Sincere failure or successful charade? : 1971-1981 -- The modern city-state : 1981-1997 -- The return to Chinese rule : 1997-2009 -- Epilogue : where to from here?
Subject:
Taxation -- China -- Hong Kong -- History
Taxation -- Political aspects -- China -- Hong Kong