The abolition of taxes on knowledge
When first introduced in 1712, and throughout the eighteenth century, thestamp duty on newspapers was primarily intended as a revenue raiser with censorshipas a subsidiary, but not Wlintended, by-product. In the nineteenth centurythe stamp duty became known more justifiably as a 'tax on knowled...
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Hart Publishing
2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45050 |