Writings on political economy. Volume II, Fnancial resources including Supply without burthen ; and Proposals relative to divers modes of supply / edited by Michael Quinn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832, author.

Contributor:

Quinn, Michael, 1961- editor.

Series:

Collected works of Jeremy Bentham.

Oxford scholarly editions online.

The collected works of Jeremy Bentham

Oxford scholarly editions online

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Early works to 1800.

Economics.

Economics--Philosophy--Early works to 1800.

Revenue.

Taxation.

Economics--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xcii, 423 pages, 1 folded leaf).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The works contained in this volume, 'Supply without Burthen' and 'Proposals relative to divers modes of Supply', were drafted by Bentham in 1794, during an intense period of activity in which he set out systematically to review possible sources of public revenue. Bentham had long believed that the appropriation of a proportion of the estates of those dying without near relations offered a painless method of raising public revenue, and now developed the proposal in detail, before sending a précis to Charles Long, Secretary to the Treasury. Fifteen months later that précis, with some additions, was published as 'Supply without Burthen', and opens the present volume.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832. Supply without burthen.

Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832. Proposals relative to divers modes of supply.

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Print version :

ISBN:

9780191903687

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