Trusting Leviathan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521037488)

Professor Martin Daunton's major work of original synthesis explores the politics of taxation in the "long" nineteenth century. In 1799, income tax stood at 20% of national income; by the outbreak of the First World War, it was 10%. This equitable exercise in fiscal containment lent the government a high level of legitimacy, allowing it to fund war and welfare in the twentieth century. Combining new research with a comprehensive survey of existing knowledge, this book examines the complex financial relationship between the State and its citizens.

Author: Martin Daunton
ISBN-10: 0521037484
ISBN-13: 9780521037488
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/12/2007
Pages: 456
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.02d