War, Revenue, and State Building : Financing the Development of the American State.
Pollack, Sheldon.
War, Revenue, and State Building : Financing the Development of the American State. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (337 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The State: Coercion and Tribute -- 2. War and the Development of the European State -- 3. The Rise of the Social Welfare State in Europe -- 4. Origins of the American State -- 5. State Formation in the Early Republic -- 6. Reconstituting the American State -- 7. War and the Development of the American State -- 8. Financing the Modern American State -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Pollack shows how war, revenue, and institutional development are inextricably linked in the United States, delineating the mechanisms of political development and revealing the ways in which the United States, too, once was a "developing nation.".
9780801459146
Revenue -- United States -- History.
Revenue -- Europe -- History.
Finance, Public -- United States -- History.
Finance, Public -- Europe -- History.
War -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History.
War -- Economic aspects -- Europe -- History.
Electronic books.
HJ2362 -- .P69 2009eb
336.02/73
War, Revenue, and State Building : Financing the Development of the American State. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (337 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The State: Coercion and Tribute -- 2. War and the Development of the European State -- 3. The Rise of the Social Welfare State in Europe -- 4. Origins of the American State -- 5. State Formation in the Early Republic -- 6. Reconstituting the American State -- 7. War and the Development of the American State -- 8. Financing the Modern American State -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Pollack shows how war, revenue, and institutional development are inextricably linked in the United States, delineating the mechanisms of political development and revealing the ways in which the United States, too, once was a "developing nation.".
9780801459146
Revenue -- United States -- History.
Revenue -- Europe -- History.
Finance, Public -- United States -- History.
Finance, Public -- Europe -- History.
War -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History.
War -- Economic aspects -- Europe -- History.
Electronic books.
HJ2362 -- .P69 2009eb
336.02/73