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The Long Road to State Fiscal Recovery
Revista Land LinesOutubro 2011Donald BoydThe recent recession has been recognized as the worst in memory, and its effects are still being felt. Less well understood is the fact that this recession has been far worse for state governments...
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The Municipal Fiscal Crisis and Payments in Lieu of Taxes by Nonprofits
Revista Land LinesAbril 2011PILOTs are voluntary payments made by tax-exempt nonprofits as a substitute for property taxes, but their revenue potential varies across municipalities because of large differences in the impact of...
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Land-Based Financing For Brazil's Municipalities
Revista Land LinesOutubro 2011David Michael Vetter and Marcia VetterBrazil’s chronically low level of public sector investment has resulted in serious infrastructure deficits that are often cited as an impediment to its economic development. Brazil’s municipalities...
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Land Lines, January 2011
Revista Land LinesJaneiro 2011Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue explores the process of instituting property tax reform in Brazil; varied results of property tax assessment measures in two Chicago-area counties; and the fiscal challenges of maintaining...
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Land Lines, April 2011
Revista Land LinesAbril 2011Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue looks at the performance of a special assessment tax used to finance urban development in Colombia; varied results of payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) across U.S. municipalities; and the...
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Land Lines, July 2011
Revista Land LinesJulho 2011Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue features the detrimental impacts of climate change on urban development in China’s Pearl River Delta; the dynamics of land value capture in San Paulo, Brazil; and the critical role...
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Cities and Infrastructure
A Rough Road AheadRevista Land LinesJulho 2011Gregory K. Ingram and Anthony FlintAs both the national economy and local government revenues recover, a key priority will be to balance expenditures between current services and longer-term investments in infrastructure.
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Implementing Local Property Tax Reform in Brazil
Revista Land LinesJaneiro 2011Omar Pinto DomingosThe property tax reform in Belo Horizonte was guided by the dual desire to eliminate distortions in its antiquated model and to introduce a new fiscal culture to support a permanent process of...
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Affordable Housing in China
Revista Land LinesJaneiro 2011By Joyce Yanyun ManRecent housing reform has resulted in a vigorous urban housing market and greatly improved housing conditions for urban residents, but affordability has become a major challenge for municipal...
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Faculty Profile
Ciro BidermanRevista Land LinesJaneiro 2011Ciro Biderman is an associate professor in the graduate and undergraduate programs in public administration and in economics at Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in São Paulo; associate researcher at...
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