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Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Intended Audience
Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed
No
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Type
Picture Book
Era
2020s
Personalized
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9780691199542
Book Title
Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue : Tax Follies and Wisdom Through the Ages
Item Length
9.6in
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Publication Year
2021
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.6in
Author
Michael Keen, Joel Slemrod
Genre
Business & Economics, Political Science
Topic
Economic History, Public Finance, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Taxation / General
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
36.7 Oz
Number of Pages
536 Pages

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An engaging and enlightening account of taxation told through lively, dramatic, and sometimes ludicrous stories drawn from around the world and across the ages Governments have always struggled to tax in ways that are effective and tolerably fair. Sometimes they fail grotesquely, as when, in 1898, the British ignited a rebellion in Sierra Leone by imposing a tax on huts--and, in repressing it, ended up burning the very huts they intended to tax. Sometimes they succeed astonishingly, as when, in eighteenth-century Britain, a cut in the tax on tea massively increased revenue. In this entertaining book, two leading authorities on taxation, Michael Keen and Joel Slemrod, provide a fascinating and informative tour through these and many other episodes in tax history, both preposterous and dramatic--from the plundering described by Herodotus and an Incan tax payable in lice to the (misremembered) Boston Tea Party and the scandals of the Panama Papers. Along the way, readers meet a colorful cast of tax rascals, and even a few tax heroes. 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.

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Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
069119954x
ISBN-13
9780691199542
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18050084599

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Book Title
Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue : Tax Follies and Wisdom Through the Ages
Author
Michael Keen, Joel Slemrod
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Economic History, Public Finance, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Taxation / General
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Business & Economics, Political Science
Number of Pages
536 Pages

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Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
36.7 Oz

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Hj2250
Reviews
"Offers a historical precedent for almost any tax debate or controversy imaginable . . . . Keen and Slemrod have amassed the most remarkable collection of evidence to bolster and illuminate their case . . . . An invaluable primer to some of the underlying tensions behind contemporary political debate." ---Chris Giles, Financial Times, "Amusing historical anecdotes ... shed light on how the modern-day tax system works -- as well as its potential pitfalls." ---Reed Tucker, New York Post, With their book, Rebellions, Rascals, and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom Through the Ages!, Michael Keen and Joel Slemrod definitively show that taxes and tax policy are anything but 'dull, dull, dull.' With an engaging writing style (especially for fans of puns and other word play), they provide a selective history of tax policy and administration that highlights odd policy choices and unusual behavioral responses to policies., "Tax history resembles the warehouse in the final scene of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark --an enormous, poorly lit jumble of unlabeled boxes, one of which may be hiding the answer to all the world's tax problems. This new book by two leading tax analysts turns up the lights, organizes many of the boxes in an enlightening way, and presents the results with a style and flair that make the subject not only understandable but--and this may come as a surprise to many--actually fun to read. The authors may not have found the answer, but even the most experienced reader can learn something from this lively and informative book." ---Richard Bird, Finance & Development, "There will likely be a tax-related anecdote (or two) that speaks to you directly in Keen and Slemrod's wonderfully comprehensive walk through the annals of taxation...[A] an immensely enjoyable and comprehensive look at the 'history' of taxation." ---Frank G. Colella, New York Law Journal, It takes more than the entertainment of countless historical tax tales to produce a book on tax that actually pleases the reader. What makes this both so intriguing and worthwhile is how it draws out common threads of tax principles and practice that have underlain tax systems for thousands of years . . . There is no way to do justice to this book in a few paragraphs., A spry survey of taxes over the course of history. . . . It won't ward off the April tax blues, but it does a fine job of explaining the hows and whys of taxation., "It is hard to imagine a more timely--and entertaining--history." ---Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, "A fascinating and often funny book. . . . The real skill of Keen and Slemrod is to explain not just the history of tax but (painlessly) the economic forces that shape and are shaped by it." ---Frances Cairncross, Literary Review, It takes more than the entertainment of countless historical tax tales to produce a book on tax that actually pleases the reader. What makes this both so intriguing and worthwhile is how it draws out common threads of tax principles and practice that have underlain tax systems for thousands of years. . . . There is no way to do justice to this book in a few paragraphs., "Amusing historical anecdotes. . . . Shed[s] light on how the modern-day tax system works--as well as its potential pitfalls." ---Reed Tucker, New York Post, "It is hard to imagine a more timely--and entertaining--history of the fisc." ---Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, "The main effect of this enjoyable gallop through state levies of the past is to expose the continuing oddities of how governments raise revenue today. . . . The tales of historic folly and wisdom breathe life into dry principles of tax theory." ---Liam Proud, Reuters, At first glance, a book on the history of taxation seems like something only an accountant could love. But as it turns out, Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue is an enjoyable rompt, a fascinating mix of stories and insights., "Offers a historical precedent for almost any tax debate or controversy imaginable. . . . Keen and Slemrod have amassed the most remarkable collection of evidence to bolster and illuminate their case. . . . An invaluable primer to some of the underlying tensions behind contemporary political debate." ---Chris Giles, Financial Times, "Keen and Slemrod's book took me on a romp through 4,000 years tax history. It's a perfect gift for your CPA, or anyone seeking untoppable zingers for the next faculty club meeting." ---George Spencer, Notre Dame Magazine, "Societies throughout the ages have wrestled with the question of how to tax, who to tax, and how to make people pay. The stories that emerge are remarkable. In this highly enjoyable tour de force, Keen and Slemrod show how the travails of our ancestors can help us understand the problems we face today--and pass on a few eternal lessons. Prepare to read, learn, and enjoy!" ---Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank,, "A new book on the history of taxes adds levity to, and piques interest in, a topic often with the allure of a root canal." ---Joel Schlesinger, Winnipeg Free Press, "Societies throughout the ages have wrestled with the question of how to tax, who to tax, and how to make people pay. The stories that emerge are remarkable. In this highly enjoyable tour de force, Keen and Slemrod show how the travails of our ancestors can help us understand the problems we face today--and pass on a few eternal lessons. Prepare to read, learn, and enjoy!" ---Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, "There will likely be a tax-related anecdote (or two) that speaks to you directly in Keen and Slemrod's wonderfully comprehensive walk through the annals of taxation. . . . An immensely enjoyable and comprehensive look at the 'history' of taxation." ---Frank G. Colella, New York Law Journal, "Michael Keen and Joel Slemrod's book is wonderful and should be read by any student of tax. It is both entertaining and instructive. . . . Keen and Slemrod's marvelous book is not an attempt to directly effectuate tax policy or to rewrite tax history. Instead, it is a very wise excursion by two highly experienced public finance economists into the past to better understand the present by comparing it to what was different, and to improve the future by learning from both past wisdom and past follies. Herodotus and Thucydides would have been delighted to read it." ---Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, Tax Notes International, "The main effect of this enjoyable gallop through state levies of the past is to expose the continuing oddities of how governments raise revenue today . . . the tales of historic folly and wisdom breathe life into dry principles of tax theory." ---Liam Proud, Reuters, "Who says the study of taxation can't be fun? Most of you, I would expect. But Michael Keen, deputy director of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF, and Joel Slemrod, the Paul W. McCracken Collegiate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business, are out to prove you wrong. Their delightful (you read that right) new book ... is a sprawling compendium of (mostly weird) anecdotes that neatly illustrate the principles of the economics of tax policy." ---Peter Passell, Milken Institute Review, "There will likely be a tax-related anecdote (or two) that speaks to you directly in Keen and Slemrod's wonderfully comprehensive walk through the annals of taxation. ... An immensely enjoyable and comprehensive look at the 'history' of taxation." ---Frank G. Colella, New York Law Journal, "Unusual and stimulating. . . .a major accomplishment (with a stunning cover) that supplements standard textbooks on tax design and tax policy and provides a lively survey and exhaustive historical analysis of these frequently dry topics." ---Richard Allen, Market Screener, "An erudite yet good-humored 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, "A fascinating and often funny book, without a single chart or quadratic equation to intimidate the nervous. . . . the book would serve as well as a textbook (though much more fun than most) for a budding economist as it would as an introduction for someone simply intrigued by one of life's two great certainties." ---Frances Cairncross, Literary Review
Copyright Date
2021
Lccn
2020-948499
Dewey Decimal
336.2009
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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