War, Revenue, and State Building : Financing the Development of the American State /

In a relatively short time, the American state developed from a weak, highly decentralized confederation composed of thirteen former English colonies into the foremost global superpower. This remarkable institutional transformation would not have been possible without the revenue raised by a particu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pollack, Sheldon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2011]
Colección:Cornell paperbacks
Temas:
Finance, Public > Europe > History.
Finance, Public > United States > History.
Revenue > Europe > History.
Revenue > United States > History.
International Studies.
Political Science & Political History.
U.S. History.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The State: Coercion and Tribute
  • 2. War and the Development of the European State
  • 3. The Rise of the Social Welfare State in Europe
  • 4. Origins of the American State
  • 5. State Formation in the Early Republic
  • 6. Reconstituting the American State
  • 7. War and the Development of the American State
  • 8. Financing the Modern American State
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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