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1 online resource |
Summary |
This is the first book to study taxation and revenue collection through a detailed analysis of public finance and financial administration in four major Indian texts, namely Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Shukranitisar and Arthashastra, as philosophers trained in the Indian classic tradition and scholars working on ancient Indian wisdom mostly prefer a more abstract approach. India has a long tradition of at least two millennia of active philosophizing in the fields of logic, ethics, epistemology and metaphysics, though many in the West feel hesitant in according it the title "philosophy" in their s |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 19, 2016) |
SUBJECT |
Mahābhārata. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79061233
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Manusmriti
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Arthasastra
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Shukranitisar
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Mahābhārata fast |
Subject |
Taxation -- India -- History
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Finance, Public -- India -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance
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Finance, Public
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Taxation
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India
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781443894333 |
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1443894338 |
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