Taxation and Democracy Swedish, British, and American approaches to financing the modern state
Taxation and Democracy is the first book to examine the structure, politics, and historic development of taxation policies in several countries. Comparing three quite different political democracies--Sweden, Britain, and the United States--the book provides a powerful account of the ways these democ...
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| Language: | English |
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New Haven ; London
Yale University Press
2004, ©1993
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Common Paths—Divergent Patterns
- 3. The Emergence of Modern Taxation, 1800-1920
- 4. The Historic Compromise, 1918-1945
- 5. Postwar Tax Policy— More Revenue Gain, Less Political Pain
- 6. Rethinking Modern Taxation: Taxation in a Global Economy
- 7. Taxes, Democracy, and the Welfare State
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index