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Access to Land, Local Taxes and Financing of Urban Development
The Case of Santiago, ChileDocumentos de trabajoAgosto 2007Camilo Arriagada Luco and Daniela SimioniThis document is a report on research conducted as part of the Latin America Program of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, intended to contribute to the production of applied research and...
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The Role of Local Government in Contemporary Economic Development
Documentos de trabajoJunio 2007Michael I. LugerThe purpose of this paper is to review the role sub-national governments play in contemporary economic development, with particular reference to the United States. In the United States, municipal (...
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An Unfettered Property Tax in Illinois
Documentos de trabajoDiciembre 2007Nathan B. Anderson and Therese McGuireWe evaluate property tax systems using the economic criteria of equity, efficiency and simplicity. We apply these criteria in an evaluation of both a stylized constrained property tax system in which...
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The History and Purpose of Tax Increment Finance Policy in Wisconsin
Do Wisconsin Tax Increment Finance Districts Stimulate Growth in Real Estate Values? Do They Contribute to Sprawl?Documentos de trabajoMayo 2007Russell Kashian, Mark Skidmore, and David MerrimanLike other U.S. states, tax increment financing (TIF) is an important component of the development policy landscape in Wisconsin. While the guidelines for the use of TIF are similar to those that...
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Municipal Fiscal Structures and Land-Based Growth in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area
Documentos de trabajoEnero 2007Carol E. HeimThis case study examines municipal fiscal structures in the Phoenix metropolitan area, with a focus on Scottsdale, Chandler, and Fountain Hills. It explores implications of the quest for sales tax...
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The Conservation Movement
Success Through the Selection and Design of Local ReferendaDocumentos de trabajoSeptiembre 2007H. Spencer Banzhaf, Wallace E. Oates, and James SanchiricoThe American electorate demands more conservation. From 1998 to 2006 there were over 1,550 state, county, or municipality ballot measures targeting open-space, wetlands, and forest conservation, of...
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The Illinois Property Tax
History and StructureDocumentos de trabajoAgosto 2007Nathan B. Anderson and Therese J. McGuireThe property tax is the most important independent source of local government revenues in the United States. Because of its importance to local government finance, reforms of the property tax system...
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Do Wisconsin Tax Increment Finance Districts Stimulate Growth in Real Estate Values?
Documentos de trabajoDiciembre 2007Russell Kashian, with Mark Skidmore and David MerrimanEconomic development is one of the central tasks of local government in the United States. In recent years local governments around the country have made wide use of a somewhat obscure and indirect...
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School Finance Over Time
How Changing Structures Affect Support for K-12 EducationDocumentos de trabajoAgosto 2007Sheila E. Murray and Kim RuebenOver the last 30 years, state governments have played an increasing role in funding K-12 education. This increasing role for state governments has followed the passage of school finance equalization...
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Future Challenges of Sustainable Land Use in Taiwan
Documentos de trabajoJunio 2007Kuo-Ching LinWhen we talk about issues related to sustainable environments, there are two important questions to consider: What is a sustainable environment?, and What is the purpose of having a sustainable...
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