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Financing Cities
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2010Robert P. InmanCities and their surrounding suburban neighborhoods are economic growth agents. Not only do they provide public goods to satisfy the needs of urban residents, but they also supply local...
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Revenue Diversification and the Financing of Large American Central Cities
Documentos de TrabalhoNovembro 2010The housing crisis and the recession have placed tremendous fiscal pressure on the nation’s central cities. Cuts in state government fiscal assistance to their local governments, plus shrinking...
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Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Balancing Municipal and Nonprofit InterestsInformes sobre Políticas FundiáriasNovembro 2010Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) programs for nonprofits provide crucial revenue for many municipalities, but they are not perfect. Through case studies and research, this report provides guidelines...
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Trends in Local Government Revenues
The Old, the New, and the FutureArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2010J. Edwin BentonThis paper by J. Edwin Benton examines the response of diverse local fiscal structures in the U.S to economic stress with the aim to determine whether small and large municipalities across regions...
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Governance Structures and Financial Authority in Submunicipal Districts
Implications for Fiscal PerformanceArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2010Robert J. Eger III and Richard C. FeiockSubmunicipal governments are established or chartered by the state or city and operate like private corporations with oversight boards. They have the authority to adopt corporate names, make bylaws,...
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Prospects for Private Infrastructure in the United States
The Case of Toll RoadsArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2010José Gómez-IbáñezAnother way to finance public goods is to invite the private sector to construct and maintain the facilities directly. José A. Gómez-Ibáñez argues that private participation in the provision of road...
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Illustrating the Effects of Business Improvement Districts on Municipal Coffers
Does a Rising Tide Compensate for the Secession of the Successful?Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2010Leah Brooks and Rachel MeltzerAmong the different types of submunicipal governments, business improvement districts (BIDs), have become increasingly popular in the United States and elsewhere. According to Leah Brooks and Rachel...
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Property Tax Relief
The Case for Circuit BreakersRevista Land LinesAbril 2010Daphne A. Kenyon, Adam H. Langley, and Bethany P. PaquinProperty tax relief is a core function of state governments, and it can be made more fair and cost-effective by using a circuit breaker program to stop the property tax from exceeding a taxpayer...
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Does TIF Make It More Difficult to Manage Municipal Budgets?
A Simulation Model and Directions for Future ResearchArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2010Tax increment financing districts (TIFs) are an approach that involves the designation of a special district to create a nexus between revenues and spending. TIF districts are authorized in almost...
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What the Housing Crisis Means for State and Local Governments
Revista Land LinesOutubro 2010Kim Rueben and Serena LeiWhile the housing market and the economy are closely intertwined, the severe drop in state tax revenues can largely be attributed to the broader economic downturn, not the housing crisis specifically.
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