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Sharma, S. K.

Taxation and revenue collection in ancient India : reflections on Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Arthasastra and Shukranitisar / by Sanjeev Kumar Sharma. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references.

This is the first book to study taxation and revenue collection through a detailed analysis of public finance and financial administration in four major Indian texts, namely Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Shukranitisar and Arthashastra, as philosophers trained in the Indian classic tradition and scholars working on ancient Indian wisdom mostly prefer a more abstract approach. India has a long tradition of at least two millennia of active philosophizing in the fields of logic, ethics, epistemology and metaphysics, though many in the West feel hesitant in according it the title "philosophy" in their s.

ISBN: 9781443894333 1443894338

Source: 9781443894333 Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB6G5598 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018021847 Uk

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Mah�abh�arata.
Manusmriti.
Arthasastra.
Shukranitisar.
Mah�abh�arata.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Taxation--History.--India
Finance, Public--History.--India
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance
Finance, Public.
Taxation.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: HJ2931

Dewey Class. No.: 336.2/00934