Provides a comprehensive overview of the Union financial policies during the American Civil War. This work argues that the revenue imperative, the need to keep pace with the burgeoning expenses of the conflict, governed the development of fiscal policy.
By:
Jane S Flaherty Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 440g ISBN:9781138663527 ISBN 10: 1138663522 Series:Financial History Pages: 240 Publication Date:21 January 2016 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; Chapter 1 Fiscal Federalism; Chapter 2 The ‘Exhausted Condition of the Treasury’; Chapter 3 The Magnitude of the Contest; Chapter 4 The Poverty of the Treasury; Chapter 5 Sparing the Necessaries of Life; Chapter 6 The Most Burdened of them All; Chapter 7 Conclusion;
