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Urban Public Finance in Developing Countries

Author : Roy W. Bahl
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Urban Public Finance in Developing Countries by : Roy W. Bahl

Download or read book Urban Public Finance in Developing Countries written by Roy W. Bahl and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And Evaluation of Local Automotive Taxation. 8. Other Urban Taxes. Policy Objectives. Local Income Taxes. General Sales Taxes. Local Taxes on Industry, Commerce, and Professions. "Terminal" Taxes. Local Sumptuary Taxes. Entertainment Taxes. Minor Local Taxes, Licenses, and Fees. Summary and Evaluation -- Pt. III. User Charges for Urban Services. 9. Issues in Pricing Urban Services. The Efficiency Argument for User Charges. Fiscal Considerations and Full Cost Pricing. Income Distribution Considerations. The Politics and Institutions of Public Service Pricing. 10. Charging for Urban Water Services. Pricing Water Supply Services. Sewerage and Drainage. Summary. 11. Charging for Other Urban Services. Electricity and Telephone Services. Collecting and Disposing of Solid Waste. Mass Transit. Housing. Development Charges -- Pt. IV. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations. 12. The Structure of Urban Governance. Fiscal Decentralization. The National Structure of Urban Government.

Guide to Municipal Finance

Author : Naomi Enid Slack
Publisher : UN-HABITAT
ISBN 13 : 9211321131
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (113 download)

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Book Synopsis Guide to Municipal Finance by : Naomi Enid Slack

Download or read book Guide to Municipal Finance written by Naomi Enid Slack and published by UN-HABITAT. This book was released on 2009 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Finance for City Leaders Handbook

Author : Marco Kamiya
Publisher : UN
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis Finance for City Leaders Handbook by : Marco Kamiya

Download or read book Finance for City Leaders Handbook written by Marco Kamiya and published by UN. This book was released on 2016 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finance for City Leaders presents an up-to-date, comprehensive, and in-depth analysis of the challenges posed by rapid urbanization and the various financing tools municipalities have at their disposal.

Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World

Author : Roy W. Bahl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781558442993
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (429 download)

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Book Synopsis Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World by : Roy W. Bahl

Download or read book Governing and Financing Cities in the Developing World written by Roy W. Bahl and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report identifies the critical issues and describes current practice, the gap between practice and theory, and potential reform paths. Two core issues are explored: how to manage complex vertical and horizontal urban governance structures, and how to raise the finances to promote efficient, equitable, and sustainable metropolitan growth. The report explores local revenue instruments, with a focus on property-based local taxes and user charges, as well as external revenue sources such as intergovernmental transfers, borrowing, public-private partnerships, and international assistance.

Urban Public Finance

Author : D. Wildasin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136473033
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Book Synopsis Urban Public Finance by : D. Wildasin

Download or read book Urban Public Finance written by D. Wildasin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers such issues as the effect of local government policies on migration, the optimal size of cities, tax and expenditure capitalization, the economics of intergovernmental transfers, tax exporting and tax competition.

Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries

Author : Roy W. Bahl
Publisher : Lincoln Inst of Land Policy
ISBN 13 : 9781558442542
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (425 download)

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Book Synopsis Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries by : Roy W. Bahl

Download or read book Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries written by Roy W. Bahl and published by Lincoln Inst of Land Policy. This book was released on 2013 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic activity that drives growth in developing countries is heavily concentrated in cities. Catchphrases such as “metropolitan areas are the engines that pull the national economy” turn out to be fairly accurate. But the same advantages of metropolitan areas that draw investment also draw migrants who need jobs and housing, lead to demands for better infrastructure and social services, and result in increased congestion, environmental harm, and social problems. The challenges for metropolitan public finance are to capture a share of the economic growth to adequately finance new and growing expenditures and to organize governance so that services can be delivered in a cost-effective way, giving the local population a voice in fiscal decision making. At the same time, care must be taken to avoid overregulation and overtaxation, which will hamper the now quite mobile economic engine of private investment and entrepreneurial initiative. Metropolitan planning has become a reality in most large urban areas, even though the planning agencies are often ineffective in moving things forward and in linking their plans with the fiscal and financial realities of metropolitan government. A growing number of success stories in metropolitan finance and management, together with accumulated experience and proper efforts and support, could be extended to a broader array of forward-looking programs to address the growing public service needs of metropolitan-area populations. Nevertheless, sweeping metropolitan-area fiscal reforms have been few and far between; the urban policy reform agenda is still a long one; and there is a reasonable prospect that closing the gaps between what we know how to do and what is actually being done will continue to be difficult and slow. This book identifies the most important issues in metropolitan governance and finance in developing countries, describes the practice, explores the gap between practice and what theory suggests should be done, and lays out the reform paths that might be considered. Part of the solution will rest in rethinking expenditure assignments and instruments of finance. The “right” approach also will depend on the flexibility of political leaders to relinquish some control in order to find a better solution to the metropolitan finance problem.

Municipal Revenues and Land Policies

Author : Gregory K. Ingram
Publisher : Lincoln Inst of Land Policy
ISBN 13 : 9781558442085
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (42 download)

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Book Synopsis Municipal Revenues and Land Policies by : Gregory K. Ingram

Download or read book Municipal Revenues and Land Policies written by Gregory K. Ingram and published by Lincoln Inst of Land Policy. This book was released on 2010 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Proceedings of the 2009 Land Policy Conference."--Cover.

Municipal Finances

Author : Catherine D. Farvacque-Vitkovic
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 082139830X
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Book Synopsis Municipal Finances by : Catherine D. Farvacque-Vitkovic

Download or read book Municipal Finances written by Catherine D. Farvacque-Vitkovic and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells a fascinating story on municipal finances for local government practitioners with rich examples, global practices, and good and bad experiences the authors gained in decades of field work.

Unlocking Land Values to Finance Urban Infrastructure

Author : George E. Peterson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821377108
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Book Synopsis Unlocking Land Values to Finance Urban Infrastructure by : George E. Peterson

Download or read book Unlocking Land Values to Finance Urban Infrastructure written by George E. Peterson and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land-based financing of urban infrastructure is growing in importance in the developing world. Why is it so difficult to finance urban infrastructure investment, when land values typically increase by more than the cost of investment? Unlocking Land Values to Finance Urban Infrastructure examines the theory underlying different instruments of land-based finance, such as betterment levies, developer exactions, impact fees, and the exchange of publicly owned land assets for infrastructure. It provides a wealth of case-study illustrations of how different land-based financing tools have been implemented, and the lessons learned from these experiences. This practical guide is designed to help expand the role of land-based financing in urban capital budgets in a way that strengthens urban infrastructure finance and urban land markets.

The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government Finance

Author : Robert D. Ebel
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199765362
Total Pages : 1057 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government Finance by : Robert D. Ebel

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government Finance written by Robert D. Ebel and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-03-21 with total page 1057 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook evaluates the persistent problems in the fiscal systems of state and local governments and what can be done to solve them. Each chapter provides a description of the discipline area, examines major developments in policy practices and research, and opines on future prospects.

Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development

Author : David Merriman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781558443778
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (437 download)

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Book Synopsis Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development by : David Merriman

Download or read book Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development written by David Merriman and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economist David Merriman of the University of Illinois at Chicago reviews more than 30 individual studies in the most comprehensive assessment of tax increment financing (TIF) with practical recommendations for policy makers and practitioners. The report finds that while TIF has the potential to draw investment into neglected places, it has not accomplished the goal of promoting economic development in most cases. First implemented in the 1950s, TIF funds economic development within a defined district by earmarking increases in future property tax revenues that result from increases in real estate values in the district. The tax revenue can be used for public infrastructure or to compensate private developers for their investments, but TIF is prone to several pitfalls: it often captures some revenues that would have been generated through normal appreciation in property values, it can be exploited by cities to obtain revenues that would otherwise go to overlying government entities such as school districts, and it can make cities' financial decisions less transparent by separating them from the normal budget process. The report recommends several ways that state and local policy makers can reform TIF practices going forward.

Cities Transformed

Author : Mark R. Montgomery
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134031661
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Cities Transformed written by Mark R. Montgomery and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the next 20 years, most low-income countries will, for the first time, become more urban than rural. Understanding demographic trends in the cities of the developing world is critical to those countries - their societies, economies, and environments. The benefits from urbanization cannot be overlooked, but the speed and sheer scale of this transformation presents many challenges. In this uniquely thorough and authoritative volume, 16 of the world's leading scholars on urban population and development have worked together to produce the most comprehensive and detailed analysis of the changes taking place in cities and their implications and impacts. They focus on population dynamics, social and economic differentiation, fertility and reproductive health, mortality and morbidity, labor force, and urban governance. As many national governments decentralize and devolve their functions, the nature of urban management and governance is undergoing fundamental transformation, with programs in poverty alleviation, health, education, and public services increasingly being deposited in the hands of untested municipal and regional governments. Cities Transformed identifies a new class of policy maker emerging to take up the growing responsibilities. Drawing from a wide variety of data sources, many of them previously inaccessible, this essential text will become the benchmark for all involved in city-level research, policy, planning, and investment decisions. The National Research Council is a private, non-profit institution based in Washington, DC, providing services to the US government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The editors are members of the Council's Panel on Urban Population Dynamics.

The Role of Local Government in Economic Development

Author : Jonathan Q. Morgan
Publisher : Unc School of Government
ISBN 13 : 9781560116127
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (161 download)

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Book Synopsis The Role of Local Government in Economic Development by : Jonathan Q. Morgan

Download or read book The Role of Local Government in Economic Development written by Jonathan Q. Morgan and published by Unc School of Government. This book was released on 2009 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the findings from a mail survey of local government economic development activities that was sent to all 540 municipalities and 100 counties in North Carolina. An important part of the analysis examines whether cities and counties differ significantly in their economic development efforts and whether smaller jurisdictions employ different types of development strategies and tools than larger ones. The survey findings also highlight the barriers that local governments face in promoting economic development and identify important technical assistance needs and gaps in local capacity.

Introduction to Local Government Finance

Author : Kara A. Millonzi
Publisher : Unc School of Government
ISBN 13 : 9781560119241
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (192 download)

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Book Synopsis Introduction to Local Government Finance by : Kara A. Millonzi

Download or read book Introduction to Local Government Finance written by Kara A. Millonzi and published by Unc School of Government. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finance is a cornerstone of local government operations, cutting across multiple departments within a unit and defining the duties of many local government officials and employees. This book provides an overview of budgeting and financial management laws applicable to local governments and public authorities in North Carolina.

Global Universities and Urban Development: Case Studies and Analysis

Author : Wim Wiewel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317469674
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Book Synopsis Global Universities and Urban Development: Case Studies and Analysis by : Wim Wiewel

Download or read book Global Universities and Urban Development: Case Studies and Analysis written by Wim Wiewel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors of "The University as Urban Developer" now extend that work's groundbreaking analysis of the university's important role in the growth and development of the American city to the global view. Linking the fields of urban development, higher education, and urban design, "Global Universities and Urban Development" covers universities and communities around the world, including Germany, Korea, Scotland, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Finland - 13 countries in all.The book features contributions from noted urban scholars, campus planners and architects, and university administrators from all the countries represented. They provide a wide-angled perspective of the issues and practices that comprise university real estate development around the globe. A concluding chapter by the editors offers practical evaluations of the many cases and identifies best practices in the field.

The Challenge of Urban Government

Author : Mila Freire
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821347386
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Challenge of Urban Government written by Mila Freire and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities and towns are vital for the development of economic systems and social organisations. However, cities face tremendous challenges. They have to simultaneously attract business, provide a good livelihood for their inhabitants, generate enough resources to finance infrastructure and social needs, and take care of their poor. The Challenge of Urban Government: Policies and Practices looks at the consequences of globalisation on city management. This book focuses on the complex of issues generated in urban areas, such as the dynamics of metropolitan spaces, and the need to define strategic territory for operational and policy purposes. Some urgent challenges include how to handle spillovers across municipalities and the need to create a new city structure over an existing city to give the suburbs some elements of centrality. It examines the dynamics of governance and how to get stakeholders' participation in the government process.

Sustainable Urban Transport Financing from the Sidewalk to the Subway

Author : Arturo Ardila-Gomez
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464807574
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Book Synopsis Sustainable Urban Transport Financing from the Sidewalk to the Subway by : Arturo Ardila-Gomez

Download or read book Sustainable Urban Transport Financing from the Sidewalk to the Subway written by Arturo Ardila-Gomez and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban transport systems are essential for economic development and improving citizens' quality of life. To establish high-quality and affordable transport systems, cities must ensure their financial sustainability to fund new investments in infrastructure while also funding maintenance and operation of existing facilities and services. However, many cities in developing countries are stuck in an "underfunding trap" for urban transport, in which large up-front investments are needed for new transport infrastructure that will improve the still small-scale, and perhaps, poor-quality systems, but revenue is insufficient to cover maintenance and operation expenses, let alone new investment projects. The urban transport financing gap in these cities is further widened by the implicit subsidies for the use of private cars, which represent a minority of trips but contribute huge costs in terms of congestion, sprawl, accidents, and pollution. Using an analytical framework based on the concept of "Who Benefits Pays," 24 types of financing instruments are assessed in terms of their social, economic and environmental impacts and their ability to fund urban transport capital investments, operational expenses, and maintenance. Urban transport financing needs to be based on an appropriate mix of complementary financing instruments. In particular for capital investments, a combination of grants †“from multiple levels of government†“ and loans together with investments through public private partnerships could finance large projects that benefit society. Moreover, the property tax emerges as a key financing instrument for capital, operation, and maintenance expenses. By choosing the most appropriate mix of financing instruments and focusing on wise investments, cities can design comprehensive financing for all types of urban transport projects, using multi-level innovative revenue sources that promote efficient pricing schemes, increase overall revenue, strengthen sustainable transport, and cover capital investments, operation, and maintenance for all parts of a public transport system, "from the sidewalk to the subway."