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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... emperor found it necessary to assemble a number of his best legions , led by his best generals , Titus and Vespasian . Not since the tax revolts of Mithridates two centuries before had the Roman Empire seen such an uprising . Slowly the ...
... emperor found it necessary to assemble a number of his best legions , led by his best generals , Titus and Vespasian . Not since the tax revolts of Mithridates two centuries before had the Roman Empire seen such an uprising . Slowly the ...
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... emperor was “ The Son of Heaven " * , he was like the pharaoh of Egypt , bound by the laws of heaven , but unlike the pharaoh and Western emperors , he would lose his mandate and heaven would decree his demise if he ruled op- The author ...
... emperor was “ The Son of Heaven " * , he was like the pharaoh of Egypt , bound by the laws of heaven , but unlike the pharaoh and Western emperors , he would lose his mandate and heaven would decree his demise if he ruled op- The author ...
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... emperor the rebels were carrying out the will of Heaven . Confucianism set forth the ideal tax system , which was ... emperors for over two thousand years . Here is one story from Mencius's book : King Hsiian of Ch'i put this question to ...
... emperor the rebels were carrying out the will of Heaven . Confucianism set forth the ideal tax system , which was ... emperors for over two thousand years . Here is one story from Mencius's book : King Hsiian of Ch'i put this question to ...
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... emperor . Mencius refined the Confucian ideal of taxation by inventing the Well - Field System # ( Ching - t'ien - fa ) . According to Mencius the economic ideal of kingly government lies in the equal distribution of land , with ...
... emperor . Mencius refined the Confucian ideal of taxation by inventing the Well - Field System # ( Ching - t'ien - fa ) . According to Mencius the economic ideal of kingly government lies in the equal distribution of land , with ...
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... Emperor Shih Huang - ti , who established the first unified rule over all of China ( Ch'in Dynasty , 221-207 B.C. ) , was a major builder of the Great Wall . To undertake such a monumental building project he increased taxes from 10 ...
... Emperor Shih Huang - ti , who established the first unified rule over all of China ( Ch'in Dynasty , 221-207 B.C. ) , was a major builder of the Great Wall . To undertake such a monumental building project he increased taxes from 10 ...
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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