Mesopotamia and Classical Antiquity.(taxation history)
From: The American Journal of Economics and Sociology
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Date: 12/1/2000
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Author: HUDSON, MICHAEL
MICHAEL HUDSON [*]
NO HISTORY OF taxation over the course of antiquity has been written, to say nothing of a satisfactory general economic history. Little wonder, then, that many economists and even historians still think about the early evolution of fiscal policy in ways that reflect modern practices more than those of antiquity. The first task in studying fiscal evolution is thus to understand how ancient social structures differed from those of today.
Although economies ...
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