Trusting Leviathan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521803724)

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: 0521803721
ISBN-13: 9780521803724
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2001
Pages: 454
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.78lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.35w x 1.26d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2002 pg. 696