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1. China’s Local Public Finance in Transition

   Libros
   Noviembre 2010
   Edited by Joyce Yanyun Man and Yu-Hung Hong

   China's economy has developed rapidly since the economic reforms in 1978, but public finance reforms have proceeded more slowly. This book looks at three major policy options addressing the...

2. Municipal Revenues and Land Policies

   Libros
   Mayo 2010
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong

   Based on the proceedings of Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s fourth annual cross-disciplinary land policy conference, this volume collects scholarly work by a wide range of experts in land...

3. The Property Tax and Local Autonomy

   Libros
   Marzo 2010
   Edited by Michael E. Bell, David Brunori and Joan Youngman

   Some of the nation’s leading scholars of government and public finance provide their views on the consequences of a declining property tax base. They show local government officials and others...

4. Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on the Property Tax

   Libros
   Enero 2010
   Edited by Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Joan Youngman

   This book reviews the role of the property tax, addresses the reasons behind its poor performance in practice, and critiques the conventional wisdom in academic literature on the subject. It also...

5. Financing Cities

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2010
   Robert P. Inman

   Cities and their surrounding suburban neighborhoods are economic growth agents. Not only do they provide public goods to satisfy the needs of urban residents, but they also supply local...

6. Intergovernmental Transfers to Local Governments

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2010
   David E. Wildasin

   One often-anticipated solution for closing municipal fiscal gaps is to increase federal and state government transfers to cities. In this paper author, David E. Wildasin, examines this possibility....

7. Trends in Local Government Revenues

   The Old, the New, and the Future
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2010
   J. Edwin Benton

   This paper by J. Edwin Benton examines the response of diverse local fiscal structures in the U.S to economic stress with the aim to determine whether small and large municipalities across regions...

8. Creative Designs of the Patchwork Quilt of Municipal Finance

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2010
   Michael A. Pagano

   This paper by Michael A. Pagano examines different approaches U.S. municipal governments can use to deal with fiscal problems. Based on a historical analysis of general municipal revenue patterns...

9. The Contribution of Local Sales and Income Taxes to Fiscal Autonomy

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2010
   John L. Mikesell

   In this paper, John L. Mikesell analyzes the local sales and income taxes in several U.S. states. As of 2009 the local sales tax is levied in 36 states, constituting over 30 percent of total local...

10. The Effects of Development Impact Fees on Local Fiscal Conditions

    Ponencias
    Mayo 2010
    Gregory S. Burge

    In this paper, Gregory S. Burge examines user fees and charges and their direct and indirect fiscal impacts. Among such levies, development impact fees have become most popular in U.S. cities. These...