The Great Tax Mystery

Not a boring form in sight. It starts with a king’s granary and ends with a company that has no country — and on the way a tax on salt starts a revolution, a tax on windows changes the shape of houses, and a tax on tea builds a nation. Siri asks who benefits, who pays, and then what — and history, money, government and human nature turn out to be one story.

TAXATION, POWER, INCENTIVES AND CIVILIZATION