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1. Detroit and the Property Tax

   Strategies to Improve Equity and Enhance Revenue
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Noviembre 2015
   Gary Sands and Mark Skidmore

   This report outlines the problems underlying the erosion of Detroit's property tax base—a factor that contributed to the city's bankruptcy in 2013. It offers recommendations for reform...

2. ¿Podrá un cinturón verde reducir los eriales de Detroit?

   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2014
   Mark Skidmore

   Este artículo, el primero de una serie de dos, reseña las causas fiscales y repercusiones del superávit de propiedades vacantes y públicas en Detroit, y considera la...

3. Will a Greenbelt Help to Shrink Detroit’s Wasteland?

   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2014
   Mark Skidmore

   The first installment in a two-part series, this article outlines the fiscal causes and repercussions of Detroit’s surplus of vacant, publicly held property, and considers the prospect of...

4. Message from the President

   Strengthening Municipal Fiscal Health
   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2015
   George W. McCarthy

   When one looks at fiscally distressed cities, it is easy to conclude that insolvency is simply a product of ineffective management, a lack of financial discipline, or the incompetence or corruption...