Trusting Leviathan: The Politics of Taxation in Britain, 1799-1914.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review) From: Albion | Date: September 22, 2003| Author: Beckett, J.V. | COPYRIGHT 2003 North American Conference on British Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Martin Daunton. Trusting Leviathan: The Politics of Taxation in Britain, 1799-1914. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2001. Pp. xiii, 438. $55.00. ISBN 0-521-80372-1.

Whether we like it or not, taxation is about government and government is not possible without taxation. Thus, any attempt to explain the growth, operation, and possible decline of the state, must inevitably be based on an understanding of the fiscal policies and practices by which it is underpinned. Ma...