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++++ Reise uber Indien Und China Nach Japan: Tagebuch Mit
Erorterungen, Um Zu uberseeischen Reisen Und Unternehmungen
Anzuregen Richard Johann Louis Eisenstein (Freiherr von und zu) C.
Gerold, 1899 History; Asia; Japan; Asia; History / Asia / Japan;
Japan
"This book is a highly personal glimpse into the world of
precinct, district, and county politics. It deals with several
stripes of the Tammany Tiger and brings into close focus some of
the most forceful background figures in New York City's political
framework. Primarily, it is a forty-year panorama of Tammany
practices and personalities." from A Stripe of Tammany's Tiger
In this fascinating book, first published in 1966, Louis
Eisenstein, a Tammany precinct captain from Manhattan s Lower East
Side, sets out with his coauthor Elliot Rosenberg to chronicle the
evolution or rather devolution of New York City politics through
the first seven decades of the twentieth century. Eisenstein imbues
his lively narrative with an overarching theme: that personal
interactions and good faith between those at all levels of power
are of paramount importance both for sustained political success
and for competent municipal administration."
Originally published in 1961, "The Ideologies of Taxation" is a
classic of taxation a long-unavailable volume that remains uniquely
applicable today. Louis Eisenstein starts from the idea that the
tax system in a democracy is shaped by competing factions, each
seeking to minimize its burden. Because few people are convinced by
appeals to self-interest, factions must give reasons, which are
skillfully elaborated into systems of belief or ideologies.
Eisenstein s aim is to examine (and debunk) three major
ideologies used to justify various reforms of the tax system. The
ideology of ability holds that taxes should be apportioned based on
ability to pay and that this is properly measured by income or
wealth. The ideology of deterrents is concerned with high taxes on
private enterprise low and flat taxes are desired lest the wealthy
reduce their work efforts and savings. The ideology of equity is
focused on equal treatment of similarly situated individuals.
Eisenstein shows, with sharp wit and an instinct for the jugular,
how each of these ideologies is plagued with contradictions,
incompleteness, and, in some cases, self-serving claims.
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