02316nam 22004815 450 991076758990332120240130111714.01-80073-995-81-80539-041-410.1515/9781800739956(CKB)5840000000412279(DE-B1597)678221(DE-B1597)9781800739956(MiAaPQ)EBC31498589(Au-PeEL)EBL31498589(EXLCZ)99584000000041227920240130h20232023 fg engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBeyond the Social Contract An Anthropology of Tax /ed. by Robin Smith, Nicolette Makovicky1st ed.New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2023]20231 online resource (154 p.)Studies in Social Analysis ;151-80539-042-2 Tax and taxation are conventionally understood as the embodiment of social contract. This ground-breaking collection of essays challenges this truism, examining what tax might tell us about the limits of social-contract thinking. The contributors shed light on contemporary fiscal structures and public debates about the moralities, practices, and imaginaries of tax systems, using tax to explore the nature of citizenship, personal freedom, and moral and economic value. Their ethnographically grounded accounts show how taxation may be influenced by spaces of fiscal sovereignty that exist outside or alongside the state, taking various forms, from alternative religious communities to economic collectives.Studies in Social Analysis SeriesBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Taxation / GeneralbisacshBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Taxation / General.306.3Makovicky Nicolette, edthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtSmith Robin, edthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBerghahn Open Anthro, in partnership with Librariafndhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fndDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910767589903321Beyond the Social Contract4128106UNINA