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Of Rule and Revenue
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In this article, the importance of political relative to economic factors in accounting for revenue production policies is discussed, and a wide-ranging theoretical and historical study demonstrates that political factors are more important than economic factors.Abstract:
Margaret Levi's wide-ranging theoretical and historical study demonstrates the importance of political relative to economic factors in accounting for revenue production policies.read more
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