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Podcast: Paige Cognetti and the Reinvention of Scranton
Vídeos e MultimídiaDezembro 2023Season 4, Episode 7 of the Land Matters podcast with Anthony Flint and Paige Cognetti.The postindustrial city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, developed some curiously 21st century claims to fame. But now the city of 75,000 is setting its sights on new strategies for equitable economic revitalization, as Mayor Paige Cognetti explains.
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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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Podcast: Staying Calm and Planning On
Vídeos e MultimídiaJunho 2023Season 4, Episode 4 of the Land Matters podcast with Anthony Flint and Josh Stephens.Veteran journalist Josh Stephens shares insights from his interviews for the book Planners Across America.
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