The Law And The Profits
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
From the brilliant satirical mind that gave the world Parkinson's Law comes a razor-sharp critique of taxation and its suffocating grip on modern economic life. In The Law and the Profits, C. Northcote Parkinson argues with characteristic wit and devastating precision that government expenditure inevitably expands to consume all available revenue — a financial corollary to his famous bureaucratic principle. With the deft touch of an economist and the comic timing of a seasoned satirist, Parkinson illustrates how the insatiable appetite of public spending crowds out private enterprise and individual prosperity, leaving citizens perpetually poorer despite growing national wealth. Parkinson's genius lies in his ability to render complex economic and administrative truths not only accessible but genuinely entertaining, blending rigorous observation with irresistible humour. Much as his earlier work redefined how the world understood bureaucracy, this volume turns its unflinching eye on fiscal policy and the mechanics of taxation, presenting arguments that remain startlingly relevant decades after first publication. Accompanied by the witty illustrations of Osbert Lancaster, the book is as visually playful as it is intellectually incisive — a combination that leaves the reader both laughing and quietly alarmed at the systemic forces quietly draining the profits of industry and ambition.
Author: C. Northcote Parkinson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Business & economics
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
From the brilliant satirical mind that gave the world Parkinson's Law comes a razor-sharp critique of taxation and its suffocating grip on modern economic life. In The Law and the Profits, C. Northcote Parkinson argues with characteristic wit and devastating precision that government expenditure inevitably expands to consume all available revenue — a financial corollary to his famous bureaucratic principle. With the deft touch of an economist and the comic timing of a seasoned satirist, Parkinson illustrates how the insatiable appetite of public spending crowds out private enterprise and individual prosperity, leaving citizens perpetually poorer despite growing national wealth. Parkinson's genius lies in his ability to render complex economic and administrative truths not only accessible but genuinely entertaining, blending rigorous observation with irresistible humour. Much as his earlier work redefined how the world understood bureaucracy, this volume turns its unflinching eye on fiscal policy and the mechanics of taxation, presenting arguments that remain startlingly relevant decades after first publication. Accompanied by the witty illustrations of Osbert Lancaster, the book is as visually playful as it is intellectually incisive — a combination that leaves the reader both laughing and quietly alarmed at the systemic forces quietly draining the profits of industry and ambition.