Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and - the Funding Syste

Klappentext This 1845 work, the first systematic account of the theory and policy of public finance, explores taxation and national debt. Zusammenfassung John Ramsay McCulloch (1789–1864) wrote or edited numerous works on the nascent field of political economy (several are reissued in this series). This 1845 work, the first systematic account of the theory and policy of public finance, explores direct and indirect taxation and national debt. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; Part I. Direct Taxes: 1. Taxes on rent; 2. Taxes on profits; 3. Taxes on wages; 4. Taxes on property and income; Part II. Indirect Taxes: 1. Advantages and disadvantages of indirect taxes; 2. Taxes on necessaries and luxuries; 3. Ad valorem taxes; 4. Taxes on raw produce; 5. Customs or frontier duties; 6. Excise or inland duties; 7. Stamp and legacy duties; 8. Duties on the postage of letters; 9. Lotteries, etc.; 10. The extent to which taxes should be laid on commodities; 11. Comparative productiveness of high and low taxes; 12. Influence of variations in the value of money on taxation; 13. Real and comparative weight and influences of taxation in different countries; Part III. Funding System: 1. Advantages and disadvantages; 2. Different methods of funding; 3. Reduction of the national debt; Appendices 1-14.

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• Authors: J. R. Mcculloch, McCulloch J. R.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2017
• EAN: 9781108078689
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07868-9
• No. of pages: 526
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Taxes; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy