Synopses & Reviews
The development of the income tax and its precursors in Britain and its former colonies to 1820.
About the Author
Peter Harris is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge, Deputy Director of the Faculty's Centre for Tax Law, and a Tutor, Director of Studies and Fellow of Churchill College. He is also a practising solicitor.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Table of statutes; 1. To 1641: Searching for seeds in feudal England; 2. 1642 to 1688: Religion, revolt and restoration; 3. 1688 to 1763: Regional relations, colonial competition and impending independence; 4. 1763 to 1792: Empire divided; 5. 1793 to 1820: the Napoleonic battle, the mighty engine and the immediate aftermath; Conclusion.