For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of CivilizationMadison Books, 27/12/1992 - 318 páginas A fascinating history... —Kirkus Reviews ...an acidly witty guide. —Wall Street Journal |
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... ancient and contemporary empires - those of the Egyptians , the Greeks , the Romans , Russia's Peter the Great , and France's Napoleon - were tied directly to the level and types of taxation imposed . Adams ' treatise is chock full of ...
... ancient and contemporary empires - those of the Egyptians , the Greeks , the Romans , Russia's Peter the Great , and France's Napoleon - were tied directly to the level and types of taxation imposed . Adams ' treatise is chock full of ...
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... ancient and contemporary empires - those of the Egyptians , the Greeks , the Romans , Russia's Peter the Great , and France's Napoleon - were tied directly to the level and types of taxation imposed . . . . Adams ' treatise is chock ...
... ancient and contemporary empires - those of the Egyptians , the Greeks , the Romans , Russia's Peter the Great , and France's Napoleon - were tied directly to the level and types of taxation imposed . . . . Adams ' treatise is chock ...
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... Ancient Egypt : The Ubiquitous Scribes 5 2. The Rosetta Stone Speaks and Tells a Tale of Taxes 17 3. The Age of Terror - Taxation — and the Indomitable Tax Rebels of Ancient Israel 25 4. Israel's Final Hour : From Hanukkah's Glory to ...
... Ancient Egypt : The Ubiquitous Scribes 5 2. The Rosetta Stone Speaks and Tells a Tale of Taxes 17 3. The Age of Terror - Taxation — and the Indomitable Tax Rebels of Ancient Israel 25 4. Israel's Final Hour : From Hanukkah's Glory to ...
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... ancient Egypt , was in fact a grant of tax immunity . Which is why , of course , it was engraved in stone and not written on papyrus . Another example is the prosperous island of Rhodes , which charged a 2 percent harbor tax on trade ...
... ancient Egypt , was in fact a grant of tax immunity . Which is why , of course , it was engraved in stone and not written on papyrus . Another example is the prosperous island of Rhodes , which charged a 2 percent harbor tax on trade ...
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... ancient civilizations , the Greek and Roman eras , the Middle Ages , the evolving states of Western and Eastern Eu- rope , the Aztecs , and the history of American taxation . One new chapter describes the miracle economies of Japan ...
... ancient civilizations , the Greek and Roman eras , the Middle Ages , the evolving states of Western and Eastern Eu- rope , the Aztecs , and the history of American taxation . One new chapter describes the miracle economies of Japan ...
Índice
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| 75 | |
The Middle Ages | 129 |
Russia Switzerland Spain and Germany | 167 |
The Ancien Régime | 217 |
After Magna Carta | 239 |
The Rocky Road of Early American Taxation | 297 |
The Monster that Laid the Golden Egg | 345 |
The Foursquare | 481 |
Notes | 485 |
Selected Bibliography | 509 |
Illustration Credits | 521 |
Index | 523 |
About the Author | 541 |
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For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization Charles Adams Pré-visualização limitada - 1993 |
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