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PREDECESSORS TO QING FISCAL CONSERVATISM: FROM WANG YANGMING TO HUANG ZONGXI AND GU YANWU

Xue, Melanie Meng
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This article explores the intellectual underpinnings of Qing fiscal conservatism, tracing its ideological roots to late Ming thinkers such as Wang Yangming, Huang Zongxi, and Gu Yanwu. These figures contributed to a tradition of governance that emphasized moral responsibility and institutional reform, which influenced the Qing dynasty’s efforts to protect the agrarian class from excessive taxation. By situating Qing fiscal conservatism within a broader historical and philosophical framework, this article offers additional perspectives on the relationship between ideology, governance, and law in late imperial China.
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