The last decade has witnessed an increase in the interest in agricultural land in developing countries. While a great deal of attention has been paid to understanding the impacts of this increased interest in agricultural land, very little is known about how local smallholder communities are...

Land taxation in China dates from the earliest periods of Chinese civilisation and until relatively recently has been the bedrock of its public finance system. This remarkably long history of land taxation is unique. This chapter considers how the development of land tax systems in China has a...