Taxing the poor : doing damage to the truly disadvantaged / Katherine S. Newman and Rourke L. O'Brien.

Author/creator Newman, Katherine S., 1953-
Other author O'Brien, Rourke L., 1984-
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxlviii, 212 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Poor--Taxation. --Southern States.
Poor--Taxation. --United States.
Poverty--Southern States.
Poverty--United States.
Sales tax--United States.

SeriesWildavsky forum series ; 7
Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 7. ^A415962
Contents The evolution of Southern tax structures -- Barriers to change : inertia, supermajorities, and constitutional amendments -- The geography of poverty -- Tax traps and regional poverty regimes -- The bottom line.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010030723
ISBN9780520269668 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520269667 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520269675 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0520269675 (pbk. : alk. paper)