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Local Government, Fiscal Autonomy and Fiscal Stress
The Case of CaliforniaDocumentos de TrabalhoAgosto 1999Jeffrey I. ChapmanThis working paper defines and extends the concepts of local government autonomy and local government fiscal autonomy, examining them as potential necessary conditions for a Tiebout equilibrium. It...
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Towards Fiscally Healthy Michigan Local Governments
OutroOutubro 2020Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyThe state of Michigan has long incubated financial stress among its localities. Though not the state’s intention, limits on local governments’ ability to raise revenues, coupled with...
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Case Study: Can Meandering Paths Connect a Fragmented Planning System?
Developing a Regional Governance Structure to Enable Watershed Planning in Southeast LouisianaOutroJunho 2021Rachelle Sanderson, Thomas Douthat, Manohar “Manny” PatoleLouisiana’s flat geography, proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, and seasonal rain events make the state especially susceptible to flooding. Risks are particularly high because water can flow...
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Moving Beyond Conventional Economic Development Practice
An Asset-Based Framework for Sustainable CommunitiesDocumentos de TrabalhoJaneiro 2024Haegi Kwon, Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyMany factors contribute to growing inequalities in the United States. This report focuses on how economic development policies and practices may contribute to more equitable cities and regions. It...
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Measuring the Fiscal Health of U.S. Cities
Documentos de TrabalhoJulho 2020This paper uses a specially constructed data base on city finance that accounts for the revenues and spending of the constituent governments that provide public services in cities—municipal...
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Methodology Used to Create the Fiscally Standardized Cities Database
Documentos de TrabalhoSetembro 2020This paper details the methodology used to create the fiscally standardized cities (FiSCs) database. The data are available for 212 U.S. cities for the 1977–2017 period on the Lincoln Institute...
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Municipal Fiscal Structures and Land-Based Growth in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area
Documentos de TrabalhoJaneiro 2007Carol E. HeimThis case study examines municipal fiscal structures in the Phoenix metropolitan area, with a focus on Scottsdale, Chandler, and Fountain Hills. It explores implications of the quest for sales tax...
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Intra-Metropolitan Area Fiscal Capacity Disparities and the Property Tax
Documentos de TrabalhoAbril 2004Michael E. Bell, Lindsay C. Clark, Joe Cordes, and Hal WolmanThe purpose of this study is to assess the extent of variations in the revenue capacity of select local governments in the Washington, DC area using the Representative Revenue System developed by the...
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Predicting Municipal Fiscal Distress
Aspiration or Reality?Documentos de TrabalhoSetembro 2018Tracy GordonCities are where people come together to work, live, and thrive. Cities also face a host of fiscal challenges, many of which were laid bare in the Great Recession. Given these challenges,...
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The Influence of Local Fiscal Structure and Growth Control Choices on “Big Box” Urban Sprawl in the American West
Documentos de TrabalhoJaneiro 2002Robert W. WassmerIs the amount of total retail sales and two forms of “big box” retail (auto and home improvement) sales that occur outside of a western United States metropolitan area’s central...
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