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Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World
Enfoques en políticas de sueloMayo 2014Roy W. Bahl and Johannes F. LinnThe economic activity that drives growth in developing countries is heavily concentrated in urban areas. Big cities generate the most dynamic economic development, the strongest links to the global...
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Rethinking Property Tax Incentives for Business
Enfoques en políticas de sueloJunio 2012State and local governments use many types of property tax incentives to increase business development. This report reviews those incentives, summarizes the literature regarding their effectiveness,...
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Land and the City
LibrosEnero 2016Edited by George W. McCarthy, Gregory K. Ingram, and Samuel A. MoodyThis book from the Lincoln Institute's 2014 Land Policy Conference examines issues of land use policies and their impact on sustainable urbanization. By 1960, one-third of the world’s...
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Infrastructure and Land Policies
LibrosMayo 2013Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Karin L. BrandtMore than 50 percent of the global population resides in urban areas where land policy and infrastructure interactions facilitate economic opportunities, affect the quality of life, and influence...
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Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries
LibrosAbril 2013Edited by Roy W. Bahl, Johannes F. Linn, and Deborah L. WetzelThis work uses case studies of urban financing mechanisms in China, India, and Brazil to help decision makers in developing countries address the challenges of rapid metropolitan growth. The report...
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Institutions and Politics of Metropolitan Management
PonenciasAbril 2013Inder Sud and Serder YilmazIn this paper by Inder Sud and Serdar Yilmaz, the authors point out the fact that metropolitan cities play a vital role in economic development. In most countries they account for a significant share...
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Property Taxes in Metropolitan Cities
PonenciasAbril 2013In this paper, William J. McCluskey and Riel C. D. Franzsen review property taxation focusing on metropolitan cities in developing and transitional countries. Since there is no comparative data to...
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Municipally Imposed Tax and Expenditure Limits
Revista Land LinesAbril 2009Leah Brooks and Justin PhillipsFor many years, researchers have puzzled over the causes and consequences of voter-approved tax and expenditure limits (TELs), a fiscal rule that weakens the ability of elected officials to raise...
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Property Taxation in Anglophone Africa
Revista Land LinesAbril 2007A well-functioning property tax system could offer many benefits to the nations of sub-Saharan Africa. A dependable and locally administered source of revenue would greatly benefit local democracy...
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Making Sense of Place, Cleveland
Confronting Decline in an American CityVideos y multimediaSeptiembre 2006Many American cities have experienced a persistent crisis of urban decline and the erosion of inner suburbs. Why does this happen? What are the consequences for residents? Can the decline be halted...