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The Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma
Enfoques en políticas de sueloDiciembre 2007This report seeks to correct common misconceptions surrounding the practice of relying on the proprety tax to fund public schools. Through a comprehensive review of research and seven case studies,...
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Land Value Taxation as a Method of Financing Municipal Expenditures in U.S. Cities
PonenciasMayo 2007To what extent could local governments employ land and property taxation to recoup a portion of these land values for financing local services and infrastructure? Richard W. England tackles this...
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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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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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Community Land Trusts and Housing Affordability
PonenciasMayo 2007Steven C. BourassaThe U.S. government housing programs for assisting low-income families are administered largely at the state and local levels, and they include the Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) program, Section...
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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...