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Metropolitan Cities in the National Fiscal and Institutional Structure
Artigos de ConferênciasAbril 2013Paul SmokeIn this paper, Paul Smoke points out that an important yet neglected issue in the study of urban public finance in developing countries is how urban and metropolitan governments are situated in the...
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The Contribution of Local Sales and Income Taxes to Fiscal Autonomy
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2010John L. MikesellIn this paper, John L. Mikesell analyzes the local sales and income taxes in several U.S. states. As of 2009 the local sales tax is levied in 36 states, constituting over 30 percent of total local...
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The Effects of Development Impact Fees on Local Fiscal Conditions
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2010Gregory S. BurgeIn this paper, Gregory S. Burge examines user fees and charges and their direct and indirect fiscal impacts. Among such levies, development impact fees have become most popular in U.S. cities. These...
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Local Revenues Under Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries
Linking Policy Reform, Governance, and CapacityArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2008Paul SmokePaul Smoke examines local revenue generation under fiscal decentralization in developing countries. He finds that local capacity for generating own-source funds is rare due to a lack of attention to...
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Interjurisdictional Competition Under U.S. Fiscal Federalism
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 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
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 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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Opportunities and Risks of Fiscal Decentralization
A Developing Country PerspectiveArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2008Roy BahlDespite the overwhelming support for decentralization programs, there is little agreement among scholars and policy makers, and scant empirical evidence, as to whether the devolution of power to...
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Public and Private School Competition and U.S. Fiscal Federalism
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 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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Intergovernmental Transfers to Local Governments
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2010David E. WildasinOne often-anticipated solution for closing municipal fiscal gaps is to increase federal and state government transfers to cities. In this paper author, David E. Wildasin, examines this possibility....
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Creative Designs of the Patchwork Quilt of Municipal Finance
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2010Michael A. PaganoThis paper by Michael A. Pagano examines different approaches U.S. municipal governments can use to deal with fiscal problems. Based on a historical analysis of general municipal revenue patterns...
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