Targets Missed and Targets Hit: Critical Tax Studies and Effective Tax Reform

Abstract

Medieval alchemy is popularly associated with attempts to become rich by transmuting base elements into gold. Such attempts were less than universally successful. Yet, alchemy yielded great benefits in other areas. For instance, alchemy was one of the sources of modem sciences such as pharmacology and metallurgy. Also, the rich and profound symbology of alchemy has influenced modem psychology.