Fiscal regimes and the political economy of premodern states
By: edited by Andrew Monson and Walter Scheidel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 586
ISBN-13: 9781107089204
Subjects: Taxation; Fiscal policy; History
Description: "This book represents the first global survey of taxation in the premodern world. What emerges is a rich variety of institutions, including experiments with sophisticated instruments such as sovereign debt and fiduciary money, challenging the notion of a typical premodern stage of fiscal development"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.