Discourses on Salt and Iron
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Discourses on Salt and Iron
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The Discourses on Salt and Iron was a debate held at the imperial court in 81 BCE on state policy during the Han dynasty in China. The previous emperor, Emperor Wu, had reversed the laissez-faire policies of his predecessors and imposed a wide variety of state interventions, such as creating monopolies on China's salt and iron enterprises, price stabilization schemes, and taxes on capital. These actions sparked a fierce debate as to the policies of the Emperor. After his death, during the reign
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81 BCE policy debate in Han China
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourses_on_Salt_and_Iron
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2024-01-11T04:22:29Z
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