Representation and taxation in the American South, 1820-1910 /

"We explain and document state-level fiscal developments in American Southern states from 1820-1910, focusing on their main source of revenue, progressive property taxes borne primarily by economic elites. The fourteen states in our analysis were characterized by severe economic exploitation of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jensen, Jeffrey (Author), Pardelli, Giuliana (Author), Timmons, Jeffrey F. (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in political economy.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Political and fiscal development in the American South
  • Theoretical framework
  • Data and empirical strategy
  • Property taxes before the Civil War
  • Postwar taxation
  • Conclusion.