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A Cross-Country Comparison of Decentralization and Environmental Protection
PonenciasMayo 2008Hilary SigmanHilary Sigman presents a cross-country analysis of the relationships between decentralization and environmental quality. She employs four measures in her study: (1) access to improved sanitation; (2...
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Interjurisdictional Competition Under U.S. Fiscal Federalism
PonenciasMayo 2008Sally WallaceSimilar to the decentralization of environmental policy, scholars and analysts also express concerns about the welfare effects of interjurisdictional competition on economic development under U.S....
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Fiscal Decentralization and Income Distribution
PonenciasMayo 2008Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Cristian SepulvedaA major challenge of fiscal decentralization is its effects on income distribution. Theoretical discussions have questioned whether decentralization increases regional disparities when subnational...
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Public and Private School Competition and U.S. Fiscal Federalism
PonenciasMayo 2008Thomas J. NechybaThe traditional public school finance system under U.S. fiscal federalism has generated concern that the use of housing markets to ration resources and students to public schools may increase income...
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Community Associations
Decentralizing Local Government PrivatelyPonenciasMayo 2008Robert H. NelsonIn this paper, Robert H. Nelson describes an important change in local governance structure under the U.S. federal system. There has been a rapid increase in the number of residence-based, voluntary...
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Increasing the Effectiveness of Public Service Delivery
A Tournament ApproachPonenciasMayo 2008Clifford F. ZinnesInterjurisdictional competition under fiscal decentralization may give local governments the incentive to lower their environmental policy standards or grant businesses with lucrative tax exemptions...
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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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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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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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