Historical note: The history of taxation is written in letters of blood and fire

John Passant

doi:10.14453/aabfj.v10i2.6

Historical note: The history of taxation is written in letters of blood and fire

John Passant^*

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Abstract

Tax, war, democracy and rebellion intertwine down the ages. In this paper I introduce readers to the reasons why tax history is important and the concepts underpinning later articles. The four tax history articles that will be published in total over the next four issues (from September 2016 to June 2017) will look at history from the Magna Carta to Australia today through the prism of tax. A key theme is the role ordinary working people (peasants, artisans, workers for example) play in protests against oppressive taxes and how that anger can spark rebellions and revolutions. These rebellions and revolutions often have democracy as their main demand.

Original language	English
Article number	6
Pages (from-to)	93-101
Number of pages	9
Journal	Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14453/aabfj.v10i2.6
Publication status	Published - 2016

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