prejudicially the interests of others. Mill discusses his ideal system of taxation, promoting a tweaked version of proportional taxation that at a lower limit gives exemption to those earning less than the limit. Book V touches on the outdated idea of “double taxation,” which has turned into a debate on the usefulness of the expenditure tax in contemporary tax reform debates. I Of the Functions of Government in General II On the General Principles of Taxation III Of Direct Taxes IV Of Taxes on Commodities V Of some other Taxes VI Comparison between Direct and Indirect Taxation VII Of a National Debt VIII Of the Ordinary Functions of Government, considered as to their Economical Effects IX The same subject continued X Of Interferences of Government grounded on Erroneous Theories XI Of the Grounds and Limits of the Laisser-faire or Non-Interference Principle Reception In 1856, this book was included in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, thus being banned by the Catholic Church. See also Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy (1844) John Stuart Mill Critique of political economy Notes References Hollander, Samuel (1985) The Economics of John Stuart Mill, University of Toronto Press Pressman, Steven (2006) Fifty Major Economists, Routledge, Schwartz, Pedro (1972) The New Political Economy of J.S. Mill'', Duke University Press External links Principles Of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill, (illustrated 1884 edition) on Project Gutenberg (online version and in PDF format.); attractively formatted, easily searchable version of the work. 1848 books Books by John Stuart Mill Political philosophy literature 1848 in economics Political economy