Public Revenue without Taxation - Hardcover

Burgess, Ronald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0856831352 ISBN 13: 9780856831355

Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn, 1993

Synopsis

The author argues that the recurrent economic ills that beset modern industrial economies are the result of the failure of orthodox economic theories. At the heart of the problem lies a lack of understanding of the harmful effects of taxation on a trading economy. Governments must raise revenue to finance their operations, but it has been assumed that taxation is the only means. Dr. Burgess maintains that this is an error that has distorted the efficient operation of modern trading economies and that there is a natural source of government revenue, natural in the sense of arising from the nature of a trading economy. Having argued his case by reference to classical, neoclassical, and modern economists, he indicates how reform may be introduced with a minimum of disruption, so that politicians, with an eye to the next election, may reap some results within the life of a parliament.

About this title

About the Author:

Ronald Burgess was the director of the Economic Study Association from its inception in 1965 until his death in 2002. He was a life member of the Royal Economic Society and a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the Bruges Group. He contributed actively to a number of programs for the BBC, BFBS, and LBC and contributed articles to national newspapers and magazines.

Review:

“Public Revenue without Taxation is a work of major importance and demonstrates a practical and dynamic solution to our economic crisis.”  —Kand & Liberty

“A carefully reasoned revolutionary thesis for the future prosperity of Britain.”  —Business Press

About this edition

• Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0856831352
• ISBN 13: 9780856831355
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120