Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- FOREWORD / BERGSON, ABRAM -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I: THEORY -- Chapter 1. TAXATION AND DIRECT ECONOMIC CONTROLS -- Chapter 2. TAXATION, INFLATION, AND THE FINANCIAL PLAN -- Chapter 3. ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF TAXATION -- Chapter 4. THE...

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