Land Use and Taxation
Can today’s policy makers and researchers effectively draw on the ideas of 19th-century philosopher Henry George to help solve 21st-century problems? This compendium presents eight essays by scholars who demonstrate that many of George’s ideas about land use and taxation remain valuable today. Policy makers still face Henry George’s fundamental challenge—to balance private property rights and public interests in land.
Table of Contents
Introduction
H. James Brown
How to Treat Intellectual Ancestors
Robert M. Solow
Capturing Public Value from Public Investments
H. James Brown and Martim O. Smolka
Volatility, Speculation, and the Efficiency of Land Markets
Karl E. Case
The Centralization and Decentralization of Government and Taxation
Dick Netzer
Land Use and Taxation Issues in Developing Countries
William A. Doebele
Ethical Issues in Land Policy
C. Lowell Harriss
Private Land and Public Values
Daniel W. Bromley
Henry George, Property Rights, and Taxation
Joan M. Youngman
