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The Impact of the Jubilee Line Extension of the London Underground Rail Network on Land Values
Documentos de trabajoJunio 2003Stephen R. Mitchell and Anthony VickersUsing U.K. Government published property value data, an analysis of the impact of a major extension to London’s subway network during the late 1990s was undertaken to establish whether value...
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Can Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Reverse Urban Decline?
Documentos de trabajoJunio 2003Rachel N. WeberTo counteract physical decline, local governments have increasingly relied on a redevelopment tool called Tax Increment Financing (TIF). TIF allows municipalities to designate an area for improvement...
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Land Lines, October 2003
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2003Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue looks at the shifting political landscape of urban mega-projects in the U.S.; urban renewal actions in a South African township; and the administration of property taxes in Brazil and...
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The Changing Politics of Urban Mega-Projects
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2003Alan Altshuler and David LuberoffFrom the earliest days of the Republic, civic boosters have prodded American governments to develop large-scale physical facilities—mega-projects, we label them—ranging from canals and railroads in...
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Reexamining the Property Tax Exemption
Revista Land LinesJulio 2003H. Woods BowmanGovernment-owned property is exempt from local taxes almost everywhere in the United States, but this situation is based less on logic than on now-outdated historical considerations. Remarkably,...
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Full Disclosure
Unexpected Improvements in Property Tax Administration and UniformityRevista Land LinesAbril 2003Gary C. CorniaProposition 13, adopted by a referendum in California in 1978, was the most notable in a series of relatively recent actions to limit the property tax in the United States, and many experts view it...
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Prospects for Land Value Taxation in Britain
Revista Land LinesEnero 2003Tony VickersIt is not surprising that proposals for land value taxation (LVT) should elicit strong reactions in public debate. Land, taxes and information are a combustible combination, but they are critical to...