The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 126)

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The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 126)

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3. TAXATION, DEBT, AND LAND TENURE
This chapter examines the intertwined relationships of the taxation policy of
the government, peasants’ debt, and changes in land tenure. I outline the evolution
of the tax system during the Mandate and contrast it with the Ottoman system
quantitatively and qualitatively. The impact of tax policies on the peasantry is
examined. Then I examine the growth and magnitude of debt of the peasantry, and
investigate the factors contributing to it. Finally, I examine the changes in land
tenure deriving from government policy, European settler acquisition of land, and
concentration of holdings within the Arab rural areas. What this examination found
was that the real tax burden and debt of the Arab peasants increased during the
Mandate. These increases were major contributing factors to the changes in land
tenure, including the process of dispossession.
3.1 Taxation
The government of Palestine had a conservative fiscal policy aiming at a
balanced budget; expenditure allocations were always decided upon after the
determination of revenues.' Moreover, revenues were expected to be generated
locally without help from the British treasury.
'M. F. Abcarius, “The Fiscal System,” in Himadeh, 511.
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Riyad Mousa

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