{"product_id":"taxing-democracy-carrie-manning-9781529215564","title":"Taxing Democracy: Local Taxation and the Social Contract in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarrie Manning's illuminating book examines how policies to limit taxation at state and local levels in the US have direct and lasting consequences for equity, accountability, and ultimately for democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTax structures embed and reproduce an implicit social contract between government and citizens, creating path-dependent outcomes that produce unintended consequences which are rarely traced back to state and local revenue models. This book combines historical American political development with the study of state formation. It provides a clear-eyed investigation into the past, present, and future of the social contract between America's local governments and citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carrie Manning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529215560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529215564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d","brand":"Carrie Manning","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068487758079,"sku":"9781529215564","price":139.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd32d6cd-846a-4177-89f6-579f9236e1df.jpg?v=1685419289","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taxing-democracy-carrie-manning-9781529215564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}