Fiscal regimes and the political economy of premodern states /

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Imprint:Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
©2015
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 586 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12869561
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Other authors / contributors:Monson, Andrew, 1977- editor.
Scheidel, Walter, 1966- editor.
ISBN:9781316320198
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9781316105436
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9781316330234
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9781107089204
1107089204
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:"This book represents the first global survey of taxation in the premodern world. What emerges is a rich variety of institutions, including experiments with sophisticated instruments such as sovereign debt and fiduciary money, challenging the notion of a typical premodern stage of fiscal development"--
Other form:Print version: Fiscal regimes and the political economy of premodern states. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015 9781107089204