The Revenue Imperative - 9781138663527

Taylor & Francis

Provides a comprehensive overview of the Union financial policies during the American Civil War. This work argues that the revenue imperative, the need to keep pace with the burgeoning expenses of the conflict, governed the development of fiscal policy. > Provides a comprehensive overview of the Union financial policies during the American Civil War. This work argues that the revenue imperative, the need to keep pace with the burgeoning expenses of the conflict, governed the development of fiscal policy. > Introduction; Chapter 1 Fiscal Federalism; Chapter 2 The \u2018Exhausted Condition of the Treasury\u2019; Chapter 3 The Magnitude of the Contest; Chapter 4 The Poverty of the Treasury; Chapter 5 Sparing the Necessaries of Life; Chapter 6 The Most Burdened of them All; Chapter 7 Conclusion;