Myth of ownership, the: taxes and justice
Auteur :
Murphy, Liam / Nagel, Thomas
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195176568
Date de publication :
9 déc. 2004
Dimensions :
20,8 x 13,8 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
316 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic and distributive justice. Taxes arouse strong passions, fueled not only by conflicts of economic self-interest, but by conflicting ideas of fairness.