King John’s tax innovations– Extortion, resistance, and the establishment of the principle of taxation by consent

Accounting Historians Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-107

  Hughes, Jane Frecknall ^a   Oats, Lynne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84887846011     PISSN: 01484184     EISSN: 23274468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/0148-4184.34.2.75     Document Type: Article

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