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Connections Between Economic Development and Land Taxation
Jeffrey Chapman and Rex L. Facer II
October 2005, English
Recent court decisions have made economic development and tax policy front-page news. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London raised a public outcry when it allowed local governments dramatic latitude in acquiring private property for economic development purposes. This case had a fiscal aspect as well, for it illustrated […]
Economic Development, Infrastructure, Local Government, Public Finance
October 2005, English
Recent court decisions have made economic development and tax policy front-page news. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London raised a public outcry when it allowed local governments dramatic latitude in acquiring private property for economic development purposes. This case had a fiscal aspect as well, for it illustrated […]
Economic Development, Infrastructure, Local Government, Public Finance
Taxing and Untaxing Land
Current Use Assessment of Farmland
September 2005, English
Other Publication
Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax
September 2005, English
Other Publication
Land Use and Zoning, Property Tax
Reinventing Conservation Easements
A Critical Examination and Ideas for Reform
Jeff Pidot
September 2005, English
Policy Focus Report
Land and Property Rights, Land Conservation, Property Tax
September 2005, English
Policy Focus Report
Land and Property Rights, Land Conservation, Property Tax
Política de financiación de la vivienda en Chile
Los últimos 30 años
Mario Navarro
July 2005, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 7 del CD-ROM Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Como Visiting Fellow en el Lincoln Institute y Loeb Fellow de la Harvard University Graduate School of Design durante el curso académico 2004–2005, Mario Navarro ha emprendido un […]
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Public Finance
July 2005, Spanish
Una versión más actualizada de este artículo está disponible como parte del capítulo 7 del CD-ROM Perspectivas urbanas: Temas críticos en políticas de suelo de América Latina. Como Visiting Fellow en el Lincoln Institute y Loeb Fellow de la Harvard University Graduate School of Design durante el curso académico 2004–2005, Mario Navarro ha emprendido un […]
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Public Finance
Housing Finance Policy in Chile
The Last 30 Years
Mario Navarro
July 2005, English
As a visiting fellow at the Lincoln Institute and a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Design during the 2004–2005 academic year, Mario Navarro has undertaken a critical analysis of the innovative housing finance policy developed in Chile over the last 30 years. The objective of the study, summarized here, is to help […]
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Public Finance
July 2005, English
As a visiting fellow at the Lincoln Institute and a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Design during the 2004–2005 academic year, Mario Navarro has undertaken a critical analysis of the innovative housing finance policy developed in Chile over the last 30 years. The objective of the study, summarized here, is to help […]
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Public Finance
America’s Megapolitan Areas
Robert E. Lang and Dawn Dhavale
July 2005, English
Megapolitan areas are integrated networks of metro- and micropolitan areas. The name “megapolitan” plays off Jean Gottmann’s 1961 “megalopolis” label by using the same prefix. We find that the United States has ten such areas, six in the eastern part of the U.S. and four in the West (see Figure 1). Megapolitan areas extend into […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Urbanization
July 2005, English
Megapolitan areas are integrated networks of metro- and micropolitan areas. The name “megapolitan” plays off Jean Gottmann’s 1961 “megalopolis” label by using the same prefix. We find that the United States has ten such areas, six in the eastern part of the U.S. and four in the West (see Figure 1). Megapolitan areas extend into […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Urbanization
Faculty Profile
Jack R. Huddleston
July 2005, English
Jack Huddleston is professor of urban and regional planning and is affiliated with the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Oklahoma State University and worked as chief economic development planner and chief of local fiscal policy analysis for the State of Wisconsin prior […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Local Government
July 2005, English
Jack Huddleston is professor of urban and regional planning and is affiliated with the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Oklahoma State University and worked as chief economic development planner and chief of local fiscal policy analysis for the State of Wisconsin prior […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Local Government
Property Tax Development in China
July 2005, English
The Lincoln Institute’s China Program was established several years ago, in part to develop training programs on property taxation policy and local government finance with officials from the State Administration of Taxation (SAT). The Institute and SAT held a joint forum on international property taxation in Shenzhen in December 2003, and more than 100 participants […]
Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Local Government, Property Tax
July 2005, English
The Lincoln Institute’s China Program was established several years ago, in part to develop training programs on property taxation policy and local government finance with officials from the State Administration of Taxation (SAT). The Institute and SAT held a joint forum on international property taxation in Shenzhen in December 2003, and more than 100 participants […]
Land and Property Rights, Land Use and Zoning, Local Government, Property Tax
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