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1. The Property Tax and Local Autonomy

   Livros
   Março 2010
   Edited by Michael E. Bell, David Brunori and Joan Youngman

   Some of the nation’s leading scholars of government and public finance provide their views on the consequences of a declining property tax base. They show local government officials and others...

2. Conservation Capital in the Americas

   Exemplary Conservation Finance Initiatives
   Livros
   Janeiro 2010
   Edited by James N. Levitt

   Conservation finance innovations are central to protecting ecosystems. Through case studies, this book shows environmentalists and policy makers how to find the financial, human, social, and natural...

3. Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on the Property Tax

   Livros
   Janeiro 2010
   Edited by Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Joan Youngman

   This book reviews the role of the property tax, addresses the reasons behind its poor performance in practice, and critiques the conventional wisdom in academic literature on the subject. It also...

4. Working Across Boundaries

   People, Nature, and Regions
   Livros
   Agosto 2009
   Matthew J. McKinney and Shawn Johnson

   “The principles, strategies, and tools describes in this book are a gold mine of information about how to manage regional collaborations and reach consensus around some of the most difficult...

5. The Impact of Large Landowners on Land Markets

   Livros
   Agosto 2009
   Edited by Raphael W. Bostic

   The chapters in this volume examine the effect large landowners or institutions have on local land markets and the tensions that can arise between public and private interests. In the United States...

6. Land Value Taxation

   Theory, Evidence, and Practice
   Livros
   Maio 2009
   Edited by Richard F. Dye and Richard W. England

   This book, intended for the general reader curious about land and its taxation, brings together 12 leading scholars and practitioners to share their views on the theories and practice of land value...

7. Erosion of the Property Tax Base

   Trends, Causes, and Consequences
   Livros
   Maio 2009
   Edited by Nancy Y. Augustine, Michael E. Bell, David Brunori, and Joan M. Youngman

   Increased reliance on residential property to generate tax revenue and soaring property values in many parts of the country have placed pressure on local officials to respond to concerns about higher...

8. Smart Growth Policies

   An Evaluation of Programs and Outcomes
   Livros
   Maio 2009
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram, Armando Carbonell, Yu-Hung Hong, and Anthony Flint

   Over recent decades as concerns mounted about the economic, social, and environmental impacts of sprawl, many states and localities began to put policies in place to shape settlement patterns. By the...

9. Housing Markets and the Economy

   Risk, Regulation, and Policy
   Livros
   Maio 2009
   Edited by Edward L. Glaeser and John M. Quigley

   Based on a 2007 conference to honor the work of Karl “Chip” Case—an economist renowned for his scientific contributions to the economics of housing and public policy and co-creator...

10. Property Rights and Land Policies

    Livros
    Maio 2009
    Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong

    The Lincoln Institute’s third annual land policy conference explored the connections between property rights and land policies in developed and developing country contexts. The chapter authors...