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.

• 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

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.