A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System
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A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System is a 19th-century economic work by John Ramsay McCulloch that systematically analyzes taxation, public finance, and government debt and their effects on the economy.
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Target entity: A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System Context triple: [John Ramsay McCulloch, notableWork, A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System]
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A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
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Third Report on the Public Credit
Third Report on the Public Credit is Alexander Hamilton’s influential 1791 Treasury report to the U.S. Congress advocating federal support for manufacturing and industrial development as key to the nation’s economic strength.
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C.
Letters on Commercial Policy
"Letters on Commercial Policy" is an influential 19th-century economic treatise by Robert Torrens that analyzes and advocates principles of international trade and commercial policy.
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D.
Elements of Political Economy
Elements of Political Economy is a 19th-century treatise by James Mill that systematically presents and defends classical economic theory in a concise, didactic form.
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E.
On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation is an 1817 treatise by David Ricardo that systematically develops classical economic theories such as comparative advantage, rent, wages, and profits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System Target entity description: A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System is a 19th-century economic work by John Ramsay McCulloch that systematically analyzes taxation, public finance, and government debt and their effects on the economy.
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A.
A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
-
B.
Third Report on the Public Credit
Third Report on the Public Credit is Alexander Hamilton’s influential 1791 Treasury report to the U.S. Congress advocating federal support for manufacturing and industrial development as key to the nation’s economic strength.
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C.
Letters on Commercial Policy
"Letters on Commercial Policy" is an influential 19th-century economic treatise by Robert Torrens that analyzes and advocates principles of international trade and commercial policy.
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D.
Elements of Political Economy
Elements of Political Economy is a 19th-century treatise by James Mill that systematically presents and defends classical economic theory in a concise, didactic form.
-
E.
On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation is an 1817 treatise by David Ricardo that systematically develops classical economic theories such as comparative advantage, rent, wages, and profits.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ non-fiction work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | systematically analyze taxation and funding ⓘ |
| analyzes |
effects of public debt on the economy
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effects of taxation on the economy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | John Ramsay McCulloch's work in political economy ⓘ |
| author | John Ramsay McCulloch ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of public finance theory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
national debt
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practical influence of taxation ⓘ principles of taxation ⓘ public expenditure ⓘ public revenue ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | political economy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
distributional effects of taxation
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economic consequences of different tax structures ⓘ incidence of taxation ⓘ sustainability of public debt ⓘ |
| genre | economics literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of funding systems for public debt
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discussion of practical fiscal policy ⓘ theoretical analysis of tax principles ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century debates on taxation and public debt ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical British political economy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
economists
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policymakers ⓘ students of political economy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
funding system
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government debt ⓘ public finance ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach | classical economics ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | systematic treatise ⓘ |
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A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System
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