Land Tax Reform (Japan 1873)

The Japanese Land Tax Reform of 1873, or chisokaisei (地租改正) was started by the Meiji Government in 1873, or the 6th year of the Meiji period. It was a major restructuring of the previous land taxation system, and established the right of private land ownership in Japan for the first time.[1]

  1. ^ Takao, Takeda (December 1965). "The Financial Policy of the Meiji Government". The Developing Economies. 3 (4): 427–449. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1049.1965.tb00767.x.