Studies in the History of Tax Law, Volume 3

John Tiley passed away on the 30 June 2013. He was a Life Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge, and Emeritus Professor of the Law of Taxation in the University of Cambridge.

The history of tax law will only be understood if it is studied; and the Cambridge History of Tax Law conferences, together with this series of volumes, are an excellent contribution to the filling of this need.

• Part I Progression and Taxation Professor Henk Vording and Proessor Onno Ydema, University of Leiden: The rise and fall of progressive income taxation in the Netherlands (1795-2001)Associate Professor Cynthia Coleman, University of Sydney, Australia: The history of progressivity in the Australian tax system.Mr Nicolas Delalande, Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne University, France: Tax reform in early twentieth century France: the politics and techniques of redistribution.Professor Dr. Andreas Thier, University of Zurich: Traditions of wealth taxation in Germany. Part 2 Empire Professor Martin Daunton, Trinity Hall, Cambridge: Tax transfers: Britain and its empire in the nineteenth century. Dr David Todd, Trinity Hall, Cambridge: French fiscal frustrations: the reform of the "impots arabes" in colonial Algeria, 1830-1919.Ms Kathryn James, Monash University, Australia: We of the never ever: The history of the introduction of a goods and services tax in Australia.Mr Philip Ridd, formerly solicitor of Inland Revenue: Privy Council tax cases - a ton of funPart 3 International Dr John Avery Jones, CBE, Special Commissioner, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics: The history of the UK's first comprehensive double tax agreement.Mr David Oliver, Centre for Tax Law, Cambridge: The Rule in GPart 4 United Kingdom Professor Chantal Stebbings, University of Exeter: Consent and Constitutionality in nineteenth century English taxation.Mr John Pearce, Solicitor's Office, London: How central government learned about income 1842-1970.Professor John Tiley, Queens' College, Cambridge: Death and Taxes