Treatise on the Industry of Nations - Or, the Principles of National Economy and Taxation

Klappentext By exploring 'fiscal sociology', this two-volume set, first published in 1839, investigates issues of the nineteenth-century British economy. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1839, this two-volume set explores the issues of the political economy of 1830s Britain by examining 'fiscal sociology'. In a time of shifting trends and opinions, Joseph Eisdell (1791–1876) emphasises the growing importance of the industrial worker, and the significance of human nature in economics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Book II. Distribution: 1. Of the rent of land; 2. Of the profits of stock; 3. On the rewards of labour; Book III. Consumption: 1. On consumption; 2. On the accumulation of property; Book IV. Taxation: 1. On the effects of taxation; 2. On the parties upon whom taxation ultimately falls; 3. On the rule for the apportionment of taxation; 4. On the application of the rule of apportionment, as regards the expense of protection; 5. On an apportionment of taxation according to the benefits derived from government; 6. On a tax on the value of property; 7. On the effects of indirect taxation; 8. On direct taxation; 9. On the distribution of the expense of constructing and maintaining roads, bridges, canals, harbours, light-houses, and other guides and protections to navigation; 10. On the distribution of the expenses of public institutions for education, religious worship, and the support of the poor; 11. On public debts.

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• Autori: Joseph Salway Eisdell, Eisdell Joseph Salway
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108036924
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03692-4
• Pagine: 444
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century; A Treatise on the Industry of Nations 2 Volume Set
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; History of Ideas, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, HISTORY / Social History, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy