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1. Greening America’s Smaller Legacy Cities

   Informes sobre Políticas Fundiárias
   Julho 2023
   By Joseph Schilling, Catherine Tumber, and Gabi Velasco

   Preparing the country for a low-carbon future that is economically and racially just is an enormous undertaking. Greening America’s Smaller Legacy Cities investigates how local governments in...

2. Rethinking the Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma

   Informes sobre Políticas Fundiárias
   Novembro 2022
   By Daphne A. Kenyon, Ph.D., Bethany P. Paquin, and Andrew Reschovsky

   This report focuses on the roles of the local property tax and state aid in the funding of public education and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses. A key theme is the property tax–school...

3. Land Value Capture in the United States

   Funding Infrastructure and Local Government Services
   Informes sobre Políticas Fundiárias
   Setembro 2022
   By Gerald Korngold

   Land value capture (LVC) is based on a simple core premise: public action should generate public benefit.

4. From State Capitols to City Halls

   Smarter State Policies for Stronger Cities
   Informes sobre Políticas Fundiárias
   Fevereiro 2022
   Alan Mallach

   “Alan Mallach examines the crucial relationships between states and their constituent cities, illustrates how states have hindered equitable revitalization, and offers principles to guide state...

5. Land Policy and Boom-Bust Real Estate Markets

   Informes sobre Políticas Fundiárias
   Setembro 1994
   Edited by Jonathan D. Cheney

   U.S. land and real estate markets went on a roller coaster ride in the 1980s and early 1990s. The combination of economic growth, demographic change, and federal tax and banking policies that...

6. Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World

   Informes sobre Políticas Fundiárias
   Maio 2014
   Roy W. Bahl and Johannes F. Linn

   The economic activity that drives growth in developing countries is heavily concentrated in urban areas. Big cities generate the most dynamic economic development, the strongest links to the global...

7. The Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma

   Informes sobre Políticas Fundiárias
   Dezembro 2007
   Daphne A. Kenyon

   This report seeks to correct common misconceptions surrounding the practice of relying on the proprety tax to fund public schools. Through a comprehensive review of research and seven case studies,...

8. Rethinking Property Tax Incentives for Business

   Informes sobre Políticas Fundiárias
   Junho 2012
   Daphne A. Kenyon, Adam H. Langley, and Bethany P. Paquin

   State and local governments use many types of property tax incentives to increase business development. This report reviews those incentives, summarizes the literature regarding their effectiveness,...

9. Payments in Lieu of Taxes

   Balancing Municipal and Nonprofit Interests
   Informes sobre Políticas Fundiárias
   Novembro 2010
   Daphne A. Kenyon and Adam H. Langley

   Payments 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...

10. Exploring Ad Hoc Regionalism

    Informes sobre Políticas Fundiárias
    Dezembro 2002
    Douglas R. Porter and Allan D. Wallis

    A growing number of urban challenges—from threats of environmental degradation and sprawl, to social and fiscal disparity, to economic transformation and globalization—call for action at...