Fiscal decentralization and land policies [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786479603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge [Mass.], : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, c2008
• ISBN: 1-55844-259-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (434 p.)
• Collana: Land Policy Series ; ; v.2
• Altri autori (Persone): IngramGregory K; HongYu-hung
• Disciplina: 333.77
• Soggetti: Intergovernmental fiscal relations; Land use - Government policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Nexus of Fiscal Decentralization and Land Policies - Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong""; ""Achieving Decentralization Objectives""; ""2 Opportunities and Risks of Fiscal Decentralization: A Developing Country Perspective - Roy Bahl""; ""3 Local Revenues Under Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries: Linking Policy Reform, Governance, and Capacity - Paul Smoke""; ""Commentary - Robert D. Ebel""; ""4 Local Service Provision in Selected OECD Countries: Do Decentralized Operations Work Better? - Ehtisham Ahmad, Giorgio Brosio, and Vito Tanzi""""Commentary - Paul Bernd Spahn""; ""Decentralization, Local Governance, and Land Policy""; ""5 Political Structure and Exclusionary Zoning: Are Small Suburbs the Big Problem? - William A. Fischel""; ""Commentary - Lee Anne Fennell""; ""6 School Finance Reforms and Property Tax Limitation Measures - Daniel P. McMillen and Larry D. Singell Jr.""; ""Commentary - Dennis Epple""; ""7 Decentralization and Environmental Decision Making - Shelby Gerking""; ""Commentary - Lawrence Susskind""""8 A Cross-Country Comparison of Decentralization and Environmental Protection - Hilary Sigman""; ""Commentary - Maureen L. Cropper""; ""9 Interjurisdictional Competition Under U.S. Fiscal Federalism - Sally Wallace""; ""Commentary - Jeffrey S. Zax""; ""Emerging Challenges and ; Opportunities""; ""10 Local Government Finances: The Link Between Intergovernmental Transfers and Net Worth - Luiz de Mello""; ""Commentary - Ronald C. Fisher""; ""11 Fiscal Decentralization and Income Distribution - Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Cristian Sepulveda""; ""Commentary - Christine P. W. Wong""""12 Public and Private School Competition and U.S. Fiscal Federalism - Thomas J. Nechyba""; ""Commentary - Helen F. Ladd""; ""13 Community Associations: Decentralizing Local Government Privately - Robert H. Nelson""; ""Commentary - Robert W. Helsley""; ""14 Increasing the Effectiveness of Public Service Delivery: A Tournament Approach - Clifford F. Zinnes""; ""Commentary - Jose Roberto R. Afonso and Sergio Guimars Ferreira""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy""