His methods included increasing the effectiveness of certain existing methods to bring income to the crown, this included: * Ordinary revenue, this came in annually from crown lands and custom duties but also included the profits of justice (fines) and feudal dues on the lands retained in return for military services. Crown lands mean that Edward gained land from nobles so if a noble was to die, the king gained his land. This situation happened many times, with the Duke of Clarence and Warwick. Custom duties are taxes on imported goods. Edward IV was innovative and was interested in business and especially key commodities: tin, wool and cloth.
He embodied a way of life that had come down through the age of knighthood and the English country squire. America was a land that was beginning all over again, dedicated to nothing much more complicated than the rather hazy belief that all men had equal rights and should have and equal chance in the world. In such a land Lee stood for the feeling that it was somehow of advantage to human society to have a pronounced inequality in the social structure. There should be a leisure class, backed by ownership of land; in turn, society itself should be tied to the land as the chief source of wealth and influence. It would bring fourth (according to this ideal) a class of men with a strong sense of obligation to the community; men who lived not to gain advantage for themselves, but to meet the solemn obligations which had been laid on them by the very fact that they were privileged.
How far does the North-South divide explain the weaknesses of the liberal state in the years 1896-1914? The North-South divide in Italy was the economic and political split evident, and questionably still evident today within Italy. Northern Italy was dominated by a rapidly-developing and a capitalistic economy, whilst Southern Italy was far less advanced and more based on agriculture. The significance of the divide in relation to what extent it accounts for the weaknesses of the liberal state is subjective to not only the divide itself, but along with other factors which also effected the stability of the state. These factors include weaknesses in politics, international reputation, national unity and culture.
Therefore, he divided the people in the Roman territory into districts and townships depending on location, with the four in the city called city tribes while in other in other parts called rural tribes, and all paid taxes and served in the military. He also organized people into classes called centuries, with regard to their wealth. Although this arrangement was meant for military purposes, it transformed to the political character, with the wealthiest level of century becoming the political and the legislative body. This arrangement saw Rome be stronger, more united, better organized than before, and gain power over its
This enabled Germany to make regular easy payments. Eventually, this led to massive foreign investment in Germany. As a positive multiplier effect, factories were set up, jobs increased, unemployment declined, wealth was created and standard of living improved. Germany had begun to establish it’s stability as a nation. In addition to economic improvements, changes were made internationally, regarding foreign relations resulting in reclaiming their pride and status.
Basil, by attacking the over powerful, gained power. This was accomplished because when Basil attacked the people in power he gain land and money, which he later gave to the small farmers of his empire. These farmers then proceeded to participate in his service by paying higher taxes, contributing to the wealth of his country, and by giving good word of him to other farmers and civilians around the Byzantine empire. When Basil gained the heavy amount of money the farmers had to offer, he then left a high treasury for the emperors to come. Basil the seconded was a very bold, stingy, and conservative emperor whose unbelievable qualities were highlighted by the powerful government he lead.
Before the British acquired land the colonies were financed and established under jurisdiction of joint stock companies working under charters given by crowns. The colonies were established to meet demand for territorial expansion by the British in addition to pay off political and economic debts incurred in the struggle for colonization. Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, New York and New Jersey are some of the examples of these colonies (Kennedy, 1998). Self-governing colonies are ruled by a governor who is elected by the universal suffrage with normal control of the colony. The governor and other leaders have the right to make decisions without involving the colonial administration.
European nations began by establishing colonies in foreign areas to gain access to new resources that could not be easily accessed in Europe. These colonies were established in places such as India, and Africa which were fertile growing areas for spices and other raw materials that are not able to grow in the northern colder climates of Europe. With the establishment of these colonies, the rulers of the European nations such as England, France, and Germany saw a great way to make some extra money in the form of taxation. I believe that this led ultimately to the idea of Imperialism in which these nations were heavily taxing these colonies. This in turn led to things such as the American Revolution and the commonly known phrase “taxation without representation”.
Proprietary colonies, such as Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, were basically land grants from the British government. Individuals were awarded huge tracts of land that they would then supervise and govern, usually in return for political or financial favors. These colonial governors reported directly to the king. Self-governing colonies, including Rhode Island and Connecticut, formed when the king granted a charter to a joint-stock company, and the company then set up its own government independent of the crown. The king could revoke the colonial charter at any time and convert a self-governing colony into a royal colony.
This change is slow to occur due to many factors but most importantly its delay is because of lingering restrictive norms, which still plague minority groups to this day. This new form of inequality has been created through the evolution of colonialism into the now state centric view of capitalism. The reformulation of imperialism into capitalism has created further economic and social discrepancies between western nations and undeveloped nations. This new form of global inequality now back by governments allows for legal exploitation of resources in developing nations. This has in part help create the divisions between rural and urban by tagging rural societies as ethnic groups and un-democratic and urban areas as reformed and democratic.