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Lawyers, Guns & Public Monies: The U.S. Treasury, World War One, And The Administration Of The Modern Fiscal State, Ajay K. Mehrotra Jan 2010

Lawyers, Guns & Public Monies: The U.S. Treasury, World War One, And The Administration Of The Modern Fiscal State, Ajay K. Mehrotra

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The First World War was a pivotal event for American political and economic development, particularly in the realm of public finance. For it was during the war years that the federal government ended its traditional reliance on regressive import duties and excise taxes as principal sources of revenue and began a modern era of fiscal governance, one based primarily on the direct and progressive taxation of personal and corporate income. Like other aspects of war mobilization, this fiscal revolution required an enormous infusion of national administrative resources. Nowhere was this more evident than within the corridors of the U.S. Treasury …


Anger, Irony, And The Formal Rationality Of Professionalism, Ajay K. Mehrotra Jan 2010

Anger, Irony, And The Formal Rationality Of Professionalism, Ajay K. Mehrotra

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Analyzing The Friedman Thesis Through A Legal Lens: Book Review Essay Assessing Thomas L. Friedman's The World Is Flat, Jayanth K. Krishnan Jan 2007

Analyzing The Friedman Thesis Through A Legal Lens: Book Review Essay Assessing Thomas L. Friedman's The World Is Flat, Jayanth K. Krishnan

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In his best-selling book, The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman assesses how globalization has affected the political, economic, and social landscapes of both the developed and developing world. For Friedman, globalization is emboldening people in countries, like in India, to make societal and governmental demands that are similar to those made by Americans in the United States.

This Essay seeks to add a new layer to the debate over Friedman’s flattening-world thesis. Focusing on India, in particular, I shall argue that as the trajectory of India’s economic development appears on the rise, the sad reality is that …


Book Review. Conceptual Change And The Constitution, Stephen A. Conrad Jan 1990

Book Review. Conceptual Change And The Constitution, Stephen A. Conrad

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Metaphor And Imagination In James Wilson's Theory Of Federal Union, Stephen A. Conrad Jan 1988

Metaphor And Imagination In James Wilson's Theory Of Federal Union, Stephen A. Conrad

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A Hurried Perspective On The Critical Legal Studies Movement: The Marx Brothers Assault The Citadel, Maurice J. Holland Jan 1985

A Hurried Perspective On The Critical Legal Studies Movement: The Marx Brothers Assault The Citadel, Maurice J. Holland

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Book Review. Was Justice Done? The Rosenberg-Sobell Case By Malcolm P. Sharp, W. Howard Mann Jan 1958

Book Review. Was Justice Done? The Rosenberg-Sobell Case By Malcolm P. Sharp, W. Howard Mann

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Reason And Reality In Jurisprudence, Jerome Hall Jan 1958

Reason And Reality In Jurisprudence, Jerome Hall

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Unification Of Political And Legal Theory, Jerome Hall Jan 1953

Unification Of Political And Legal Theory, Jerome Hall

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Book Review. Stone, J., The Providence And Function Of Law, Jerome Hall Jan 1951

Book Review. Stone, J., The Providence And Function Of Law, Jerome Hall

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Book Review. Pound, Mcilwain, And Nichols, Federalism As A Democratic Process, Jerome Hall Jan 1942

Book Review. Pound, Mcilwain, And Nichols, Federalism As A Democratic Process, Jerome Hall

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Book Review. Timasheff, N. S. An Introduction To The Sociology Of Law, Jerome Hall Jan 1942

Book Review. Timasheff, N. S. An Introduction To The Sociology Of Law, Jerome Hall

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Book Review. Cairns, H., The Theory Of Legal Science, Jerome Hall Jan 1942

Book Review. Cairns, H., The Theory Of Legal Science, Jerome Hall

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