Ideologies of Taxation

by Louis Eisenstein

Book Overview

Originally published in 1961, The Ideologies of Taxation is a classic of taxation--a long-unavailable volume that remains uniquely applicable today. Louis Eisenstein starts from the idea that the tax system in a democracy is shaped by competing factions, each seeking to minimize its burden. Because few people are convinced by appeals to self-interest, factions must give reasons, which are skillfully elaborated into systems of belief or ideologies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674046110
• ISBN13: 9780674046115
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"