Taxation and Democracy: Swedish, British and American Approaches to Financing the Modern State

by Sven Steinmo

An examination of the structure, politics, and historic development of taxation policies in several countries. Comparing three quite different political democracies Sweden, Britain, and the US Steinmo provides an account of the ways these democracies have managed to finance their welfare programs despite widespread public resistance to taxes. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Taxation, Nonfiction, Economics

280 pages, Hardcover

First published November 8, 1993