
Fiscal Regimes and the Political Economy of Premodern States
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Fiscal Regimes and the Political Economy of Premodern States
About this book
Inspired by the new fiscal history, 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. The studies also reveal patterns and correlations across widely dispersed societies that shed light on the basic factors driving the intensification, abatement, and innovation of fiscal regimes. Twenty scholars have contributed perspectives from a wide range of fields besides history, including anthropology, economics, political science and sociology. The volume's coverage extends beyond Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East to East Asia and the Americas, thereby transcending the Eurocentric approach of most scholarship on fiscal history.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Diversity and Commonalities in Early Extraction Regimes
- Part II Determinants of Intensification and Abatement
- Part III Divergent Trends among Established Regimes
- Part IV Fragmented Political Ecologies and Institutional Innovation
- Part V Comparative Perspectives and New Frontiers
- Index