Isbn: 9781107619739 - Making the Modern American Fiscal State: Law, Politics, and the Rise of Progressive Taxation, 1877–1929 (cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society) (19 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. At the turn of the twentieth century, the US system of public finance underwent a dramatic transformation. The late nineteenth-century regime of indirect, hidden, partisan, and regressive taxes was eclipsed in the early twentieth century by a direct, transparent, professionally administered, and progressive tax system. This book uncovers the contested roots and paradoxical consequences of this fundamental shift in American tax law and policy. It argues that the move toward a regime of direct and graduated taxation marked the emergence of a new fiscal polity - a new form of statecraft that was guided not simply by the functional need for greater revenue but by broader social concerns about economic justice, civic identity, bureaucratic capacity, and public power. Between the end of Reconstruction and the onset of the Great Depression, the intellectual, legal, and administrative foundations of the modern fiscal state first took shape. This book explains how and why this new fiscal polity came to be. …

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Condition: New. Making the Modern American Fiscal State chronicles the rise of the US system of direct and progressive taxation. Series: Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 65. . 2014. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . …

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Condition: New. Making the Modern American Fiscal State chronicles the rise of the US system of direct and progressive taxation. Series: Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 65. . 2014. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Paperback. Condition: New. At the turn of the twentieth century, the US system of public finance underwent a dramatic transformation. The late nineteenth-century regime of indirect, hidden, partisan, and regressive taxes was eclipsed in the early twentieth century by a direct, transparent, professionally administered, and progressive tax system. This book uncovers the contested roots and paradoxical consequences of this fundamental shift in American tax law and policy. It argues that the move toward a regime of direct and graduated taxation marked the emergence of a new fiscal polity - a new form of statecraft that was guided not simply by the functional need for greater revenue but by broader social concerns about economic justice, civic identity, bureaucratic capacity, and public power. Between the end of Reconstruction and the onset of the Great Depression, the intellectual, legal, and administrative foundations of the modern fiscal state first took shape. This book explains how and why this new fiscal polity came to be. …

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. At the turn of the twentieth century, the US system of public finance underwent a dramatic transformation. The late nineteenth-century regime of indirect, hidden, partisan, and regressive taxes was eclipsed in the early twentieth century by a direct, transparent, professionally administered, and progressive tax system. This book uncovers the contested roots and paradoxical consequences of this fundamental shift in American tax law and policy. It argues that the move toward a regime of direct and graduated taxation marked the emergence of a new fiscal polity - a new form of statecraft that was guided not simply by the functional need for greater revenue but by broader social concerns about economic justice, civic identity, bureaucratic capacity, and public power. Between the end of Reconstruction and the onset of the Great Depression, the intellectual, legal, and administrative foundations of the modern fiscal state first took shape. This book explains how and why this new fiscal polity came to be. Making the Modern American Fiscal State chronicles the rise of the US system of direct and progressive taxation, providing historical perspective on the intellectual, legal and administrative foundations of the current US tax regime. Ajay K. Mehrotra explores what tax reformers at the turn of the twentieth century accomplished and how their limited achievements were contested at nearly every turn. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

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