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The Debt Magnitude and Insolvency Risk of Local Financing Platforms in China
Documentos de trabajoJunio 2013Yang He and Joyce Yanyun ManPolicy makers and researchers have been debating the financial health of Chinese local government debt after the global financial crisis. However, the lack of transparency makes it difficult to full...
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The State of Local Government Pensions
A Preliminary InquiryDocumentos de trabajoJulio 2012Tracy M. Gordon, Heather M. Rose, and Ilana FischerState government pensions have attracted considerable media and scholarly attention. Less well understood are the nation’s 3,196 locally administered plans. This paper represents a first step toward...
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Local Land Use Planning and Climate Change Policy
Summary Report from Focus Groups and Interviews With Local Officials in the Intermountain WestDocumentos de trabajoDiciembre 2009David Metz and Curtis BelowPlanning for climate change entails many challenges, and in the Intermountain West this may be particularly so. In early 2009, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz...
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Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Local Economies
Documentos de trabajoOctubre 2009Rosalind H. BarkThe Intermountain West is in the bull’s eye of climate change impacts in the United States. Climate change impacts will range from increased risk of droughts, floods and wildfires, landscape level...
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Can Leasing Public Land Be An Alternative Source of Local Public Finance?
Documentos de trabajoEnero 1996Governments of some former socialist countries and the People’s Republic of China are thinking of leasing, instead of selling, public land. One objective of land leasing is to capture the...
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Pension Legacy Costs and Local Government Finances
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2012Local government pensions are significantly underfunded because many governments have not set aside enough funds each year to cover the liabilities incurred. In effect, they are borrowing to pay for...
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What the Housing Crisis Means for State and Local Governments
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2010Kim Rueben and Serena LeiWhile the housing market and the economy are closely intertwined, the severe drop in state tax revenues can largely be attributed to the broader economic downturn, not the housing crisis specifically.
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City Tech: These Routes Are Made for Charging
Revista Land LinesMayo 2023By Rob Walker, May 31, 2023Pilot projects in Detroit and other cities are testing wireless roads that charge electric vehicles on the go
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Navigating State and Local Finance
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2007Kim Rueben, Therese McGuire, and Susan KellamEnsuring sufficient revenues going forward, as well as having the flexibility to revamp fiscal structures, will be important for state and local governments, especially due to growing future spending...
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Local Government and Property Tax Reform in South Africa
Revista Land LinesMayo 2000Since first holding democratic elections at the national and provincial levels in 1994, South Africa has undertaken far-reaching constitutional changes. Arguably, the most fundamental transformation...
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