The Origins of American Public Finance: Debates over Money, Debt, and Taxes in the Constitutional Era, 1776-1836 (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
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The Origins of American Public Finance: Debates over Money, Debt, and Taxes in the Constitutional Era, 1776-1836 (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
The Origins of American Public Finance: Debates over Money, Debt, and Taxes in the Constitutional Era, 1776-1836 (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)

The Origins of American Public Finance: Debates over Money, Debt, and Taxes in the Constitutional Era, 1776-1836 (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)

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Donald R. Stabile (Author)  

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An examination of an early version of the debate over money, debt, and taxes sheds light on current debates regarding public finance, a balanced budget, and paying off the public debt. Stabile shows that while special interest lobbying during the constitutional convention produced tax loopholes as part of the Constitution, determined leaders were able to get a reluctant population used to paying taxes and were capable of putting together plans of public finance that attained their goals. Such historical evidence challenges the view that political leaders are incapable of passing the unpopular taxes needed to balance the federal government's budget and pay off the public debt. Taking a political economy approach that describes how political leaders took economic ideas and made them work, this book combines intellectual history with economic history. Previous books on public finance history have focused on economic issues regarding taxes. Exploring the intellectual history of the debates over money, debt, and taxes as the three potential forms of public finance, Stabile provides insight into the constitutional debate alive at the end of the 20th century.
DONALD R. STABILE is Professor of Economics at St. Mary's College of Maryland and Associate Editor of Business Library Review. His recent books include Work and Welfare: The Social Costs of Labor in the History of Economic Thought (Greenwood, 1996) and The Public Debt of the United States: An Historical Perspective (Praeger, 1991).
  • Contributor: Donald R. Stabile
  • Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
  • ISBN13: 9780313307546
  • Number of Pages: 224
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x235mm
  • Packaged Weight: 539
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • Release Date: 1998-06-18
  • Series: Contributions in Economics and Economic History
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: DONALD R. STABILE is Professor of Economics at St. Mary's College of Maryland and Associate Editor of Business Library Review. His recent books include Work and Welfare: The Social Costs of Labor in the History of Economic Thought (Greenwood, 1996) and The Public Debt of the United States: An Historical Perspective (Praeger, 1991).

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