Political Transformations and Public Finances: Europe, 1650-1913

by Mark Dincecco

Book Overview

How did today's rich states first establish modern fiscal systems? To answer this question, Political Transformations and Public Finances by Mark Dincecco examines the evolution of political regimes and public finances in Europe over the long term. The book argues that the emergence of efficient fiscal institutions was the result of two fundamental political transformations that resolved long-standing problems of fiscal fragmentation and absolutism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107617758
• ISBN13: 9781107617759
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"