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Historical Note: The History of Taxation is Written in Letters of Blood and Fire

Passant, John

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Tax, war, democracy and rebellion intertwine down the ages. In this paper I introduce readers to the reasons why tax history is important and the concepts underpinning later articles. The four tax history articles that will be published in total over the next four issues (from September 2016 to June 2017) will look at history from the Magna Carta to Australia today through the prism of tax. A key theme is the role ordinary working people (peasants, artisans, workers for example) play in...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorPassant, John
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-05T06:32:58Z
dc.date.available2016-09-05T06:32:58Z
dc.identifier.issn1834-2000
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/108627
dc.description.abstractTax, war, democracy and rebellion intertwine down the ages. In this paper I introduce readers to the reasons why tax history is important and the concepts underpinning later articles. The four tax history articles that will be published in total over the next four issues (from September 2016 to June 2017) will look at history from the Magna Carta to Australia today through the prism of tax. A key theme is the role ordinary working people (peasants, artisans, workers for example) play in protests against oppressive taxes and how that anger can spark rebellions and revolutions. These rebellions and revolutions often have democracy as their main demand.
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dc.publisherUniversity of Wollongong
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dc.sourceAustralasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal
dc.subjectTax
dc.subjecthistory
dc.subjectsocial change
dc.subjectrevolts
dc.subjecthistory of taxation
dc.titleHistorical Note: The History of Taxation is Written in Letters of Blood and Fire
dc.typeJournal article
local.identifier.citationvolume10
dc.date.issued2016
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationPassant, J. School of Politics and International Relations, The Australian National University
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage93
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage101
local.identifier.doi10.14453/aabfj.v10i2.6
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