Shifting the Burden: The Struggle Over Growth and Corporate Taxation

by Cathie Jo Martin

Book Overview

Since World War II, the corporate tax burden has, overall, decreased enormously as a percentage of the government's total revenue. Until now, however, no explanation of this phenomenon has accounted for the periodic reforms--such as the dramatic 1986 Tax Reform Act--which significantly increase some corporate taxes.

Remarkably accessible and rich in historical evidence, Shifting the Burden is the most compelling explanation to date of how our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226508331
• ISBN13: 9780226508337
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"