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Autore |
Geschwind Carl-Henry <1965-> |
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A Comparative History of Motor Fuels Taxation, 1909-2009: Why Gasoline Is Cheap and Petrol Is Dear |
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Lexington Books, 2017 |
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Lanham, MD : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 243 pages) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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; 1. The Beginnings of the Gasoline Tax, 1909 -- 1929 -- ; 2. Responding to Depression and the War, 1929 -- 1949 -- ; 3. Boom Years, 1949 -- 1969 -- ; 4. Oil Shocks and Economic Stagnation, 1969 -- 1989 -- ; 5. The Age of Global Warming, 1989 -- 2009. |
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This study examines gasoline taxation policies since the early twentieth century. Comparing and contrasting policies in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, the author analyzes the origins of gasoline taxation and the various approaches to its implementation and highlights the role played by fiscal crises. |
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