
Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue
Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages
By: Michael Keen, Joel Slemrod
Paperback | 1 September 2022
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While it is hard to fathom the inspiration behind such taxes as one on ships that tended to make them sink, Keen and Slemrod show that yesterday's tax systems have more in common with ours than we may think. Georgian England's window tax now seems quaint, but was an ingenious way of judging wealth unobtrusively. And Tsar Peter the Great's tax on beards aimed to induce the nobility to shave, much like today's carbon taxes aim to slow global warming.
Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue is a surprising and one-of-a-kind account of how history illuminates the perennial challenges and timeless principles of taxation - and how the past holds clues to solving the tax problems of today.
*Winner of the Gold Medal in Business Reference, Axiom Business Book Awards*
About the Authors
Michael Keen, former deputy director of fiscal affairs at the International Monetary Fund, is Ushioda Fellow at Tokyo College, University of Tokyo.
Joel Slemrod is the David Bradford Distinguished University Professor and the Paul W. McCracken Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. They have both received the National Tax Association's Holland Medal for their lifetime contributions, and both are former presidents of the International Institute of Public Finance.
Industry Reviews
'An erudite yet good-humoured history of taxation. . . . Reading about taxes, it turns out, is a lot more fun than paying them. That's a low bar, but Rebellions, Rascals and Revenue clears it with ease. Check with your accountant: The book may be tax-deductible.' - Daniel Akst, Wall Street Journal
ISBN: 9780691234021
ISBN-10: 0691234027
Published: 1st September 2022
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 536
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 20.5 x 13.5 x 4
Weight (kg): 0.51
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