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Property Tax in Africa
Status, Challenges, and ProspectsLivrosJunho 2017Edited by Riël Franzsen and William McCluskey“This one-of-a-kind study is an indispensable source for academics and policy makers who seek to explore the virtues of the property tax. The relevance of this volume clearly transcends the...
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Land and the City
LivrosJaneiro 2016Edited by George W. McCarthy, Gregory K. Ingram, and Samuel A. MoodyThis book from the Lincoln Institute's 2014 Land Policy Conference examines issues of land use policies and their impact on sustainable urbanization. By 1960, one-third of the world’s...
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Zoning Rules!
The Economics of Land Use RegulationLivrosJulho 2015“Fischel . . . does for the housing debate what zoning once did for cities: brings order and coherence to what’s otherwise a mess.” — Ezra Klein, New York Times This best-...
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Use-Value Assessment of Rural Land in the United States
LivrosJunho 2014This work explains and analyzes critical questions raised by the use-value assessment (UVA) policy for farmland preservation. It covers the origins, key features, impacts, and flaws of UVA programs...
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Education, Land, and Location
LivrosMaio 2014Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Daphne A. KenyonBecause most children throughout the world attend elementary and secondary schools near their homes, where they live usually determines where they go to school. In the United States, the relationship...
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Instrumentos notables de políticas de suelo en América Latina
LivrosAbril 2014Edited by Martim O. Smolka and Fernanda FurtadoBased on work presented at the May 2013 Latin American Forum on Noteworthy Instruments of Urban Intervention, this book (which includes work written in Spanish and Portuguese) presents 21 case...
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China’s Housing Reform and Outcomes
LivrosAbril 2011Edited by Joyce Yanyun Man“This book provides a unique evaluation of the most sweeping, swift, and successful housing policy reform ever conducted in any country. It is indispensable for any professional involved in...
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Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on the Property Tax
LivrosJaneiro 2010Edited by Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Joan YoungmanThis book reviews the role of the property tax, addresses the reasons behind its poor performance in practice, and critiques the conventional wisdom in academic literature on the subject. It also...
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From Walden to Wall Street
Frontiers of Conservation FinanceLivrosOutubro 2005Edited by James N. LevittIn the absence of innovation in the field of conservation finance, a daunting funding gap faces conservationists aiming to protect America’s system of landscapes that provide sustainable...