Berní zatížení českého venkova v první polovině 19. století a úskalí jeho studia // The tax burden on the Czech countryside in the first half of the 19th century and some pitfalls in its studies

The paper summarises the possibilities of studying the tax burden on the Czech countryside in 1780–1850. For its analysis it proposes to use the archival collection ‘Contribution Funds’, consisting of individual schedules for the planned contributions (so-called sub-repartitions), and contributory...

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Main Author: Jan Lhoták
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 2017-08-01
Series:Historie - Otázky - Problémy
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Online Access:https://sites.ff.cuni.cz/historieotazkyproblemy/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/02/Jan_Lhotak_208-222.pdf
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spelling doaj-9721718ad39e4e20a44478fa0c7a42202020-11-24T22:34:30ZcesUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakultaHistorie - Otázky - Problémy1804-11322336-66722017-08-0191208222Berní zatížení českého venkova v první polovině 19. století a úskalí jeho studia // The tax burden on the Czech countryside in the first half of the 19th century and some pitfalls in its studiesJan Lhoták0Katedra historických věd Filozofické fakulty Západočeské UniverzityThe paper summarises the possibilities of studying the tax burden on the Czech countryside in 1780–1850. For its analysis it proposes to use the archival collection ‘Contribution Funds’, consisting of individual schedules for the planned contributions (so-called sub-repartitions), and contributory accounts recording all receipts and outlays. Due to the limited ‘sub-repartition’ for land tax only, it recommends to use the sums in the contributory accounts and to work with values for the whole estate. The most suitable comparative figures are grain prices, preserved from commodity prices that are important for the rural environment in the most comprehensive price ranges. Both series of numbers need to be subjected to source criticism (the most important for the period under review is the variability of the currencies used) and then compared with each other.https://sites.ff.cuni.cz/historieotazkyproblemy/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/02/Jan_Lhotak_208-222.pdftaxationtax burdencontributionsCzech Lands1780–1850
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Berní zatížení českého venkova v první polovině 19. století a úskalí jeho studia // The tax burden on the Czech countryside in the first half of the 19th century and some pitfalls in its studies
Historie - Otázky - Problémy
taxation
tax burden
contributions
Czech Lands
1780–1850
author_facet Jan Lhoták
author_sort Jan Lhoták
title Berní zatížení českého venkova v první polovině 19. století a úskalí jeho studia // The tax burden on the Czech countryside in the first half of the 19th century and some pitfalls in its studies
title_short Berní zatížení českého venkova v první polovině 19. století a úskalí jeho studia // The tax burden on the Czech countryside in the first half of the 19th century and some pitfalls in its studies
title_full Berní zatížení českého venkova v první polovině 19. století a úskalí jeho studia // The tax burden on the Czech countryside in the first half of the 19th century and some pitfalls in its studies
title_fullStr Berní zatížení českého venkova v první polovině 19. století a úskalí jeho studia // The tax burden on the Czech countryside in the first half of the 19th century and some pitfalls in its studies
title_full_unstemmed Berní zatížení českého venkova v první polovině 19. století a úskalí jeho studia // The tax burden on the Czech countryside in the first half of the 19th century and some pitfalls in its studies
title_sort berní zatížení českého venkova v první polovině 19. století a úskalí jeho studia // the tax burden on the czech countryside in the first half of the 19th century and some pitfalls in its studies
publisher Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
series Historie - Otázky - Problémy
issn 1804-1132
2336-6672
publishDate 2017-08-01
description The paper summarises the possibilities of studying the tax burden on the Czech countryside in 1780–1850. For its analysis it proposes to use the archival collection ‘Contribution Funds’, consisting of individual schedules for the planned contributions (so-called sub-repartitions), and contributory accounts recording all receipts and outlays. Due to the limited ‘sub-repartition’ for land tax only, it recommends to use the sums in the contributory accounts and to work with values for the whole estate. The most suitable comparative figures are grain prices, preserved from commodity prices that are important for the rural environment in the most comprehensive price ranges. Both series of numbers need to be subjected to source criticism (the most important for the period under review is the variability of the currencies used) and then compared with each other.
topic taxation
tax burden
contributions
Czech Lands
1780–1850
url https://sites.ff.cuni.cz/historieotazkyproblemy/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/02/Jan_Lhotak_208-222.pdf
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