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The new fiscal sociology : Taxation in comparative and historical perspective

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009Description: 313p xiISBN:
  • 9780521494274
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 339.500000 MAR
Contents:
Table of contents Preface Charles Tilly; 1. The thunder of history Isaac William Martin, Ajay K. Mehrotra and Monica Prasad; 2. 'The unfair advantage of the few' Joseph J. Thorndike; 3. What Americans think of taxes Andrea Louise Campbell; 4. Read their lips Fred Block; 5. Making taxes the life of the party Christopher Howard; 6. The politis of demanding sacrifice Evan S. Lieberman; 7. The end of the strong state Eisaku Ide and Sven Steinmo; 8. War and taxation Naomi Feldman and Joel Slemrod; 9. Liberty, democracy, and capacity Robin L. Einhorn; 10. Extraction and democracy Charles Tilly; 11. Improving tax administration in contemporary African states Edgar Kiser and Audrey Sacks; 12. Adam Smith and the search for an ideal tax system Beverly Moran; 13. Where's the sex in fiscal sociology? Edward McCaffery; 14. The Shoup mission to Japan W. Elliot Brownlee; Epilogue: A renaissance for fiscal sociology John L. Campbell.
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Table of contents
Preface Charles Tilly;
1. The thunder of history Isaac William Martin, Ajay K. Mehrotra and Monica Prasad;
2. 'The unfair advantage of the few' Joseph J. Thorndike;
3. What Americans think of taxes Andrea Louise Campbell;
4. Read their lips Fred Block;
5. Making taxes the life of the party Christopher Howard;
6. The politis of demanding sacrifice Evan S. Lieberman;
7. The end of the strong state Eisaku Ide and Sven Steinmo;
8. War and taxation Naomi Feldman and Joel Slemrod;
9. Liberty, democracy, and capacity Robin L. Einhorn;
10. Extraction and democracy Charles Tilly;
11. Improving tax administration in contemporary African states Edgar Kiser and Audrey Sacks;
12. Adam Smith and the search for an ideal tax system Beverly Moran;
13. Where's the sex in fiscal sociology? Edward McCaffery;
14. The Shoup mission to Japan W. Elliot Brownlee;
Epilogue: A renaissance for fiscal sociology John L. Campbell.