Prostitution taxes and local state building in Republican China

Modern China

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-70

  Remick, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL POLICY; STATE BUILDING; TAX SYSTEM;

CHINA;

EID: 0037275888     PISSN: 00977004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0097700402238596     Document Type: Article

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