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Taxing the rich : a history of fiscal fairness in the United States and Europe / Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scheve, Kenneth F., author.
- Stasavage, David, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rich people--Taxation--United States--History.
- Rich people.
- Rich people--Taxation--Europe--History.
- Income tax--United States--History.
- Income tax.
- Income tax--Europe--History.
- Wealth--United States--History.
- Wealth.
- Wealth--Europe--History.
- History.
- Rich people--Taxation.
- Europe.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2016]
- Contents:
- Why might governments tax the rich?
- Treating citizens as equals
- The income tax over two centuries
- Taxing inheritance
- Taxes on the rich in context
- The conscription of wealth
- The role of war technology
- Why taxes on the rich declined
- What future for taxing the rich?
- Notes:
- "Russell Sage Foundation, New York."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691165459
- 9780691165455
- OCLC:
- 935904577
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