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Brazil’s Urban Land and Housing Markets
How Well Are They Working?PonenciasMayo 2007David E. DowallAs does the United States, Brazil faces many housing policy challenges. David E. Dowell points out that Brazilian housing is expensive and lacks local services and secure land tenure—a phenomenon...
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The Efficiency and Equity of Tiebout in the United States
Taxes, Services, and Property ValuesPonenciasMayo 2007Thomas J. NechybaLand use control is not the only public action that can affect property values; local service provisions and environmental conservation also play a role. From the Tiebout perspective, Thomas J....
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Taxing Land and Property in Emerging Economies
Raising Revenue . . . and More?PonenciasMayo 2007Richard M. Bird and Enid SlackRichard M. Bird and Enid Slack examine the potential of land and property taxation in developing and transition countries. Bird and Slack present a less optimistic view of the use of land and...
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Asia’s Urban Century
Emerging TrendsPonenciasMayo 2007Rakesh MohanUrban development has been exhibiting very different patterns around the world. Rakesh Mohan presents his observations of the urbanization patterns in Asia during the twentieth century and projects...
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The United Kingdom’s Experience in Revitalizing Inner Cities
PonenciasMayo 2007Peter HallPeter Hall discusses chronologically the urban regeneration effects undertaken in the United Kingdom over the past 30 years. The British urban development patterns discussed by Hall are very...
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The Economics of Conservation Easements
PonenciasMayo 2007Andrew J. PlantingaEnvironmental preservation—or more specifically conservation easements—is an area of public action that affects property values. According to Andrew J. Plantinga, by 2005 about 3.9 million acres of...
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U.S. Urban Revitalization in the Twenty-First Century
Hopeful SignsPonenciasMayo 2007Eugénie L. BirchEugénie L. Birch discusses past attempts by municipalities to revitalize U.S. inner cities. The U.S. urban renewal strategies described by Birch are similar in many ways to the British urban...
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Land Policies and Their Outcomes
LibrosMayo 2007Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung HongThis book presents the main contributions to a Lincoln Institute conference, “Land Policies for Urban Development,” held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in June 2006. The conference was...
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Regulation and Property Values in the United States
The High Cost of MonopolyPonenciasMayo 2007John M. QuigleyIn this paper, John M. Quigley analyzes how land use regulations have affected housing costs in selected U.S. cities, and he looks at the welfare effects of zoning on the economy and nonpropertied...