An Analysis of the Fiscal Significance of Wang Anshi's Reform
The period during Wang Anshi's reform had the social crises and fiscal difficulties already lurking although it was still prosperous.Wang Anshi implemented a series of fiscal policies such as the Balanced Delivery Law,Green Sprouts Law,Labor Recruitment Law,etc.The fiscal ideology of these methods is a headway compared with the previous one inspired by traditional Confucian philosophy.And its positive inspiration has been extensively studied and debated by scholars.However,implementing these reforms encountered issues,leading to controversy in later centuries till today,though its progressions were attached to great importance in the discussion of academia.Therefore,a thorough reexamination of the fiscal implications of Wang Anshi's reforms can inspire implementable ideas and efforts in contemporary fiscal policies.
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