A comparative history of motor fuels taxation, 1909-2009 : why gasoline is cheap and petrol is dear
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A comparative history of motor fuels taxation, 1909-2009 : why gasoline is cheap and petrol is dear
Lexington Books, c2017
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Slowing down global warming is one of the most critical problems facing the world's policymakers today. One favored solution is to regulate carbon consumption through taxation, including the taxation of gasoline. Yet gasoline tax levels are much lower in the United States than elsewhere. Why is this so, and what does it tell us about the prospects for taxing carbon here? A Comparative History of Motor Fuels Taxation, 1909-2009: Why Gasoline Is Cheap and Petrol Is Dear examines these questions by tracing the evolution of gasoline tax policies in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand since the early twentieth century. In the process, it highlights the crucial role played by fiscal crises.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Beginnings of the Gasoline Tax, 1909-1929
Chapter 2: Responding to Depression and the War, 1929-1949
Chapter 3: Boom Years, 1949-1969
Chapter 4: Oil Shocks and Economic Stagnation, 1969-1989
Chapter 5: The Age of Global Warming, 1989-2009
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