Income Tax and the Progressive Era

Informationen zum Autor John D. Buenker Zusammenfassung This book, first published in 1985, investigates the federal income tax as a case study of an important Progressive Era reform. It was a critical issue that likely divided people along socioeconomic lines, thus helping to provide insight into the debate over the ‘class origins’ of the reform. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Building a National Consensus 2. An Amendment of Curious Origins 3. The Chronology of Ratification 4. Triumph in the West 5. Unexpected Troubles in the South 6. Toppling the Keystone: The Amendment in New York 7. Breaking the Iron Rectangle: The Northeastern States 8. The End of the Road 9. The Income Tax and the Progressive Era

Product details

• Authors: John D. Buenker, Buenker John D.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138591486
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59148-6
• No. of pages: 518
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Taxation; Routledge Library Editions: Taxation
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Economic theory & philosophy, Political Economy, Taxation, Public finance and taxation, Economic theory and philosophy