Tributes, Tariffs, Taxes and Trade: The Changing Sources of Government Revenue
Daniel Tarschys
Government action presupposes extraction. Historically, four different sources of public revenue may be distinguished. Tributes , which are common in peimitive and belligerent states, variable levies exacted at irregular intervals. Tariffs raised on the basis physical control strategic passageways important income for mercantile states early stage their development. Taxes play some role semi modern economies but evolve more fully as financial mainstay government advanced industrial societies. In addition, many draw large receipts from profits trade. The planned socialist bloc trading rather than tax states. logistic properties these affect prospects growth various stages economic expansion state is strongly linked to proliferation monetary flows society. At same time, non such user charges other incomes trade retain importance, present ‘crisis state’ might possibly lead a composite structure revenue.
British Journal of Political Science