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Dimensions of Law in the Service of Order : Origins of the Federal Income Tax, 1861-1913.
A sophisticated and accessible application of the newest theoretical work in public-policy history and legal studies, this book is a detailed account of how a permanent income tax was enacted into law in the United States. The tax originated as an apology for the aggressive manipulation ofother form...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cary :
Oxford University Press,
1993.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A sophisticated and accessible application of the newest theoretical work in public-policy history and legal studies, this book is a detailed account of how a permanent income tax was enacted into law in the United States. The tax originated as an apology for the aggressive manipulation ofother forms of taxation, especially the tariff, during the Civil War. Levied with very low rates on a small proportion of the population and raising little revenue, the early tax was designed to preserve imbalances in the structure of wealth and opportunity, rather than to ameliorate or abolishthem, by stre. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (346 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195363241 0195363248 1429405503 9781429405508 |