Trusting Leviathan
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Professor Martin Daunton's major work of original synthesis explores the politics of taxation in the long nineteenth century. In 1799, income tax stood at 20% of national income; by the outbreak of the First World War, it was 10%. This equitable exercise in fiscal containment lent the government a high level of legitimacy, allowing it to fund war and welfare in the twentieth century. Combining new research with a comprehensive survey of existing knowledge,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521037484
ISBN13:9780521037488
Release Date:September 2007
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:456 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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