The Rise of the Fiscal State in Europe c.1200-1815

ISBN-13: 9780198204022 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 544 str.

Richard Bonney

Opis

In this volume, an international team of scholars builds up a comprehensive analysis of the fiscal history of Europe over six centuries. The books is a fundamental starting-point for any understanding of the distinctiveness of the emerging European states, and it highlights the issue of fiscal power as an essential prerequisite for the development of the modern state. The contributors collectively underscore the importance of technical developments by the state, as well as its capacity to innovate. The greater detail and sophistication that defined the end of this period, however imperfect the techniques, are also emphasized.

In this volume an international team of scholars builds up a comprehensive analysis of the fiscal history of Europe over six centuries. It forms a fundamental starting-point for an understanding of the distinctiveness of the emerging European states, and highlights the issue of fiscal power as an essential prerequisite for the development of the modern state.

Recenzje

The overall organisation and breadth of this collection on Europes fiscal history are as impressive as the authors credentials ... this is a fine book.