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1. Metropolitan Cities in the National Fiscal and Institutional Structure

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Paul Smoke

   In this paper, Paul Smoke points out that an important yet neglected issue in the study of urban public finance in developing countries is how urban and metropolitan governments are situated in the...

2. The Decentralization of Governance in Metropolitan Areas

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Roy W. Bahl

   The theory and practice of providing government services in metropolitan areas are subjects that have attracted a great deal of attention in the industrial countries but have been largely ignored in...

3. Institutions and Politics of Metropolitan Management

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Inder Sud and Serder Yilmaz

   In 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...

4. Property Taxes in Metropolitan Cities

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   William J. McCluskey and Riël C. D. Franzsen

   In 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...

5. Infrastructure and Land Policies

   Libros
   Mayo 2013
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Karin L. Brandt

   More 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...

6. Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries

   Libros
   Abril 2013
   Edited by Roy W. Bahl, Johannes F. Linn, and Deborah L. Wetzel

   This 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...