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1. The Decentralization of Governance in Metropolitan Areas

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Roy W. Bahl

   The theory and practice of providing government services in metropolitan areas are subjects that have attracted a great deal of attention in the industrial countries but have been largely ignored in...

2. Institutions and Politics of Metropolitan Management

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Inder Sud and Serder Yilmaz

   In this paper by Inder Sud and Serdar Yilmaz, the authors point out the fact that metropolitan cities play a vital role in economic development. In most countries they account for a significant share...

3. Property Taxes in Metropolitan Cities

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   William J. McCluskey and Riël C. D. Franzsen

   In this paper, William J. McCluskey and Riel C. D. Franzsen review property taxation focusing on metropolitan cities in developing and transitional countries. Since there is no comparative data to...

4. Metropolitan Public Finances

   The Case of Mumbai
   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Abhay Pethe

   In an attempt to understand public finance in metropolitan regions, this paper by Abhay Pethe presents an analysis of the issues faced by one of the most important urban agglomerations in India: the...

5. Local Nonproperty Revenues

   Ponencias
   Abril 2013
   Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

   In this paper, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez focuses on the current theory and practice of non-property tax assignments to local urban governments in developing and developed countries. Although the...

6. Infrastructure and Land Policies

   Libros
   Mayo 2013
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Karin L. Brandt

   More than 50 percent of the global population resides in urban areas where land policy and infrastructure interactions facilitate economic opportunities, affect the quality of life, and influence...

7. Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries

   Libros
   Abril 2013
   Edited by Roy W. Bahl, Johannes F. Linn, and Deborah L. Wetzel

   This work uses case studies of urban financing mechanisms in China, India, and Brazil to help decision makers in developing countries address the challenges of rapid metropolitan growth. The report...

8. Valuación y tributación de propiedades emblemáticas

   Una perspectiva del Reino Unido
   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2013
   William McCluskey and David Tretton

   En la mayoría de los países, las propiedades del gobierno no se encuentran sujetas al impuesto sobre la propiedad. Sin embargo, el Reino Unido ha comenzado a aplicar tasas simbó...

9. Valuing and Taxing Iconic Properties

   A Perspective from the United Kingdom
   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2013
   William McCluskey and David Tretton

   In most countries, government property is not liable for property taxes, but the United Kingdom has started charging Crown properties notional rents to help meet the cost of local services.

10. Pagos en lugar de impuestos

    La experiencia de Boston
    Revista Land Lines
    Enero 2013
    Ronald W. Rakow

    Desde 2008, Boston ha desarrollado e implementado un nuevo método para recaudar pagos en lugar del impuesto a la propiedad (PILOT) de los múltiples hospitales, universidades y museos...