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| Author: | Samuels, W. J. |
| Title: | Why the Georgist Movement Has Not Succeeded: A Speculative Memorandum |
| Journal: | American Journal of Economics and Sociology
2003 : JUL, VOL. 62:3, p. 583-592 |
| Index terms: | TAXATION INCOMES ECONOMIC HISTORY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The article surveys factors external and internal to the Georgist movement that account for its relative lack of success. Key factors are the identification of income with productivity and the belief in a right to privatize economic rent. The Georgist defense of productive property thus was seen as an attack on property. For a number of reasons one would have expected the so- called single tax movement to have been a great success. Actually, Georgism enjoyed considerable success until around 1920, evidenced by the relative growth of property taxation compared to other taxes, by the increase in the land component of property taxes due to improved assessment practices, and by early efforts to exempt labor income from the income tax. |
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