Louis XIV's Assault on Privilege : Nicolas Desmaretz and the Tax on Wealth.

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McCollim's book is a study of one of the most important finance ministers of the Bourbon monarchy, Nicolas Desmaretz, who introduced one of the most radical financial measures ever taken by the Bourbon monarchy: the 'dixième', a tax on income that revolutionized the relationship of F...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McCollim, Gary B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer Ltd., 2012.
Series:Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe, 15.
Subjects:
Desmarets, Nicolas, > 1648-1721.
Desmarets, Nicolas, > 1648-1721
1600-1715
Fiscal policy > France > History > 17th century.
Taxation > France > History > 17th century.
Income tax > France > History > 17th century.
Politique fiscale > France > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Impôt > France > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Impôt sur le revenu > France > Histoire > 17e siècle.
HISTORY > Modern > 18th Century.
Fiscal policy
Income tax
Taxation
France > History > Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
France
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Fiscal System under Louis XIV; Table 1.1; Table 1.2; Table 1.3; 2 The Rise of the Administrative Monarchy; Figure 2.1; Table 2.1; Table 2.2; Table 2.3; 3 Nicolas Desmaretz and Company; Figure 3.1; 4 Handling Ideas for Reform; 5 The Establishment of the Dixième; 6 After the Dixième; Table 6.1; Conclusion; Appendixes; 1 The Conseil d'en haut, or the Council of Ministers; 2 Members of the Royal Council of Finances under Louis XIV; 3 Controllers General, Directors, and Intendants of Finances.
  • 4 Glossary of TermsNotes; Bibliography; Index; Backcover.

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