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9780415333696

Political Economy of Public Finance in Britain, 1767-1873

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415333696

  • ISBN10:

    0415333695

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-05-10
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

The period between 1767 and 1873 shaped public finance in Britain (and, by extension, many other countries) as we know it today and all the major economists of the period proved influential. This book analyses the impact of Steuart, Smith, Malthus, Ricardo, Mill and others.

Author Biography

Takuo Dome is Professor in the History of Economic Thought at Osaka University, Japan.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Introduction
1(14)
Hume's legacy
1(4)
Periodization
5(10)
Notes
12(3)
Sir James Steuart
15(24)
Introduction
15(2)
Steuart's system
17(4)
The shifting and incidence of taxation
21(5)
The macroeconomic effects of taxation and public debt
26(7)
Conclusion
33(6)
Notes
34(5)
Adam Smith
39(27)
Introduction
39(1)
Lectures on Jurisprudence
40(3)
The Wealth of Nations
43(17)
Conclusion
60(6)
Notes
61(5)
Jeremy Bentham
66(26)
Introduction
66(2)
Revenue by taxation
68(8)
Revenue by `money-traffic'
76(11)
Conclusion
87(5)
Notes
88(4)
Thomas Robert Malthus
92(25)
Introduction
92(2)
The shifting and incidence of taxation
94(4)
The macroeconomic effects of government expenditure, taxation, and public debt
98(14)
Conclusion
112(5)
Notes
113(4)
David Ricardo
117(27)
Introduction
117(1)
Government expenditure
118(1)
Taxation as a choice of evils
119(12)
Public debt, the sinking fund, and a capital levy
131(7)
Conclusion
138(6)
Notes
140(4)
John Ramsay McCulloch
144(29)
Introduction
144(2)
Government expenditure
146(1)
The principles of taxation
147(2)
Direct taxes
149(8)
Indirect taxes
157(7)
Public debt
164(3)
Conclusion
167(6)
Notes
168(5)
John Stuart Mill
173(27)
Introduction
173(1)
The role of government and the effects of government expenditure
174(2)
The equal-sacrifice programme
176(11)
The restoration programme
187(6)
Public debt
193(2)
Conclusion
195(5)
Notes
196(4)
Summaries and conclusion
200(10)
Management of government expenditure
200(2)
A fair and efficient system of taxation
202(2)
Debt management
204(3)
Conclusion
207(3)
Bibliography 210(12)
Index 222

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