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It's an intriguing narrative that combines historical anecdotes with contemporary analysis, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of how revenue systems have shaped economies across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a seasoned investor, an academic, or someone keen on understanding the financial systems that underpin our world, Michael Keen's books offer a compelling read. His approachable style and expert insights ensure that complex topics are both accessible and engaging. Dive into his works to enrich your understanding of finance and investment today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rebellion-rascals-and-revenue-by-michael-keen-9780691199542","title":"Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGovernments have always struggled to tax in ways that are effective and tolerably fair. Sometimes they fail grotesquely, as when, in 1898, the British ignited a rebellion in Sierra Leone by imposing a tax on huts—and, in repressing it, ended up burning the very huts they intended to tax. Sometimes they succeed astonishingly, as when, in eighteenth-century Britain, a cut in the tax on tea massively increased revenue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this entertaining book, two leading authorities on taxation, Michael Keen and Joel Slemrod, provide a fascinating and informative tour through these and many other episodes in tax history, both preposterous and dramatic—from the plundering described by Herodotus and an Incan tax payable in lice to the (misremembered) Boston Tea Party and the scandals of the Panama Papers. 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