Contents
1 Introduction: The Value of a Political Theory for the Proper Application of Taxation
Robert F. van Brederode
2 The Enlightenment and Influence of Social Contract Theory on Taxation
Hans Gribnau and Jane Frecknall-Hughes
3 Taxation and Utilitarianism: The Historical Evolution
Jennifer Bird-Pollan and Stefan Bird-Pollan
4 Classical Liberalism: Market-Supporting Institutions and Public Goods Funded by Limited Taxation
Charles Delmotte and Daniel Nientiedt
5 Marxism and Socialism: Progressive Taxation and Socialisation of Property
Sol Picciotto
6 The Conservative Approach to Taxation: The Complexity of Society, the Displacement of Voluntary Associations, and the Growth of the State
Gregory Collins
7 Taxation: The Libertarian View
Robert McGee and Walter Block
8 Legal Positivism and Tax Law: Kelsen, Is/Ought and Capital/Revenue; Hart, Open Texture and GAARs
John Prebble and Darien Shanske
9 Egalitarianism and Taxation
Jørgen Pedersen
10 Tax's Power: Feminism, Tax and the Making of Society
Tessa Davis
11 A Summary Proposal for Democratized Taxation
Robert F. van Brederode
