| Taxing Democracy: Local Taxation and the Social Contract in America Contributor(s): Manning, Carrie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1529215560 ISBN-13: 9781529215564 Publisher: Bristol University Press OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2023 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Local - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Libertarianism |
| Dewey: 336.201 |
| LCCN: 2023446588 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.85 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Carrie Manning's illuminating book examines how policies to limit taxation at state and local levels in the U.S. have direct and lasting consequences for equity, accountability, and ultimately for democracy. Tax structures embed, and reproduce, an implicit social contract between government and citizens, creating path-dependent outcomes that produce unintended consequences that are rarely traced back to state and local revenue models. This book combines historical American political development with the study of state formation. It provides a clear-eyed investigation into the past, present, and future of the social contract between America's local governments and citizens. |