Henry George, Sun Yat-sen and China: more than land policy was involved.

From: The American Journal of Economics and Sociology | Date: July 1, 1994| Author: Trescott, Paul B. | Copyright information

Sun Yat-sen repeatedly acknowledged the influence of Henry George, and this influence went beyond details of land policy. Significant pans of George's work involved his extensive references to China, his diagnoses of China's ills, his vision of a possible better economic order, and his strong attack on the Malthusian theory. These too influenced Sun.

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SUN YAT-SEN (1866-1925) played a major role in modern Chinese political history. He helped to overt...

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