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The Efficiency and Equity of Tiebout in the United States
Taxes, Services, and Property ValuesPonenciasMayo 2007Thomas J. NechybaLand use control is not the only public action that can affect property values; local service provisions and environmental conservation also play a role. From the Tiebout perspective, Thomas J....
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U.S. Urban Revitalization in the Twenty-First Century
Hopeful SignsPonenciasMayo 2007Eugénie L. BirchEugénie L. Birch discusses past attempts by municipalities to revitalize U.S. inner cities. The U.S. urban renewal strategies described by Birch are similar in many ways to the British urban...
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Brazil’s Urban Land and Housing Markets
How Well Are They Working?PonenciasMayo 2007David E. DowallAs does the United States, Brazil faces many housing policy challenges. David E. Dowell points out that Brazilian housing is expensive and lacks local services and secure land tenure—a phenomenon...
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Post-Apartheid Johannesburg
A Work in ProgressRevista Land LinesOctubre 2007Tracy MetzSouth Africa is reinventing itself as we speak—socially, politically, economically, racially. Will the “unfathomably peaceful” transition be strong enough to sustain South Africa...
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Exploring informal settlement
Entradas de blogFebrero 2007