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Equity and Efficiency Considerations in Use Value Taxation
Documentos de trabajoNoviembre 2005David C. Soule and Barry BluestoneUse value taxation is used in almost every state in the country to provide property tax relief to owners of farmland, forestland, and, in many cases, land available for recreational use. Created in...
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Full Disclosure
Unanticipated Improvements in Property Tax UniformityDocumentos de trabajoJunio 2005Gary C. Cornia and Lawrence C. WaltersThis paper contributes to two strands in the property tax literature. One thread considers the effects of full disclosure requirements or “truth in taxation” on the rate of property tax...
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Land Lines, October 2005
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2005Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue explores the relationships between economic development, infrastructure, and land taxation in the U.S.; informal settlements, and overall land and housing challenges, in Brazil’s Rio...
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Connections Between Economic Development and Land Taxation
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2005Jeffrey Chapman and Rex L. Facer IIRecent 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...
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Stabilizing Property Taxes in Volatile Real Estate Markets
Revista Land LinesJulio 2005Joan Youngman and Jane MalmeProperty taxes based on market value have many features that recommend them as a source of local government revenue. They promote visibility and accountability in public spending by providing...
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Property Tax Development in China
Revista Land LinesJulio 2005The 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...
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Faculty Profile
Jack R. HuddlestonRevista Land LinesJulio 2005Jack 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...
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Taxing Publicly Owned Land in China
A Paradox?Revista Land LinesEnero 2005After spending more than a decade on restructuring central-provincial fiscal relations, the Chinese government is advancing its efforts to reform local public finance. In 2003 the central government...
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Vacant and Abandoned Property
Remedies for Acquisition and RedevelopmentRevista Land LinesOctubre 2005Lavea BrachmanIn June the Lincoln Institute convened a roundtable of experts from around the country to examine how and why property ownership and title problems exacerbate abandonment. The group debated the...