TY - BOOK AU - Geschwind,Carl-Henry TI - A Comparative History of Motor Fuels Taxation, 1909-2009: Why Gasoline Is Cheap and Petrol Is Dear SN - 9781498553810 AV - HG3881.5.W57.G473 2017 U1 - 336.2786655 PY - 2017/// CY - Blue Ridge Summit PB - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic KW - Fuel--Taxation KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations Used in Notes -- Introduction -- 1 The Beginnings of the Gasoline Tax, 1909-1929 -- 2 Responding to Depression and the War, 1929-1949 -- 3 Boom Years, 1949-1969 -- 4 Oil Shocks and Economic Stagnation, 1969-1989 -- 5 The Age of Global Warming, 1989-2009 -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author N2 - This study examines gasoline taxation policies since the early twentieth century. Comparing and contrasting policies in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, the author analyzes the origins of gasoline taxation and the various approaches to its implementation and highlights the role played by fiscal crises UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4890244 ER -