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Land Lines, October 2003
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2003Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue looks at the shifting political landscape of urban mega-projects in the U.S.; urban renewal actions in a South African township; and the administration of property taxes in Brazil and...
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The Changing Politics of Urban Mega-Projects
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2003Alan Altshuler and David LuberoffFrom the earliest days of the Republic, civic boosters have prodded American governments to develop large-scale physical facilities—mega-projects, we label them—ranging from canals and railroads in...
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Reexamining the Property Tax Exemption
Revista Land LinesJulio 2003H. Woods BowmanGovernment-owned property is exempt from local taxes almost everywhere in the United States, but this situation is based less on logic than on now-outdated historical considerations. Remarkably,...
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Full Disclosure
Unexpected Improvements in Property Tax Administration and UniformityRevista Land LinesAbril 2003Gary C. CorniaProposition 13, adopted by a referendum in California in 1978, was the most notable in a series of relatively recent actions to limit the property tax in the United States, and many experts view it...
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Prospects for Land Value Taxation in Britain
Revista Land LinesEnero 2003Tony VickersIt is not surprising that proposals for land value taxation (LVT) should elicit strong reactions in public debate. Land, taxes and information are a combustible combination, but they are critical to...