Author: Publisher:
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Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 43
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Pennsylvania Lackawanna County 1992 Industrial Analysis with Industrial Comparison, 1983-1992
Author: Pennsylvania county industry report
Author: Department of CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Lackawanna County Proposed New Business Park, Development and Operation, Lackawanna County
Author: The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Author: Index of Research Projects ...
Author: United States. Work Projects AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Deal, 1933-1939
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Why the Garden Club Couldn't Save Youngstown
Author: Sean SaffordPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674266951
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
In this book, Sean Safford compares the recent history of Allentown, Pennsylvania, with that of Youngstown, Ohio. Allentown has seen a noticeable rebound over the course of the past twenty years. Facing a collapse of its steel-making firms, its economy has reinvented itself by transforming existing companies, building an entrepreneurial sector, and attracting inward investment. Youngstown was similar to Allentown in its industrial history, the composition of its labor force, and other important variables, and yet instead of adapting in the face of acute economic crisis, it fell into a mean race to the bottom.Challenging various theoretical perspectives on regional socioeconomic change, Why the Garden Club Couldn’t Save Youngstown argues that the structure of social networks among the cities’ economic, political, and civic leaders account for the divergent trajectories of post-industrial regions. It offers a probing historical explanation for the decline, fall, and unlikely rejuvenation of the Rust Belt. Emphasizing the power of social networks to shape action, determine access to and control over information and resources, define the contexts in which problems are viewed, and enable collective action in the face of externally generated crises, this book points toward present-day policy prescriptions for the ongoing plight of mature industrial regions in the U.S. and abroad.
Assessing the Theory and Practice of Land Value Taxation
Author: Richard F. DyePublisher: Lincoln Inst of Land Policy
ISBN: 9781558442047
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The land value tax is the focus of this Policy Focus Report, Assessing the Theory and Practice of Land Value Taxation. A concept dating back to Henry George, the land value tax is a variant of the property tax that imposes a higher tax rate on land than on improvements, or taxes only the land value. Many other types of changes in property tax policy, such as assessment freezes or limitations, have undesirable side effects, including unequal treatment of similarly situated taxpayers and distortion of economic incentives. The land value tax can enhance both the fairness and the efficiency of property tax collection, with few undesirable effects; land is effectively in fixed supply, so an increase in the tax rate on land value will raise revenue without distorting the incentives for owners to invest in and use their land. A land value tax has also been seen as a way to combat urban sprawl by encouraging density and infill development. Authors Richard F. Dye and Richard W. England examine the experience of those who have implemented the land value tax -- more than 30 countries around the world, and in the United States, several municipalities dating back to 1913, when the Pennsylvania legislature permitted Pittsburgh and Scranton to tax land values at a higher rate than building values. A 1951 statute gave smaller Pennsylvania cities the same option to enact a two-rate property tax, a variation of the land value tax. About 15 communities currently use this type of tax program, while others tried and rescinded it. Hawaii also has experience with two-rate taxation, and Virginia and Connecticut have authorized municipalities to choose a two-rate property tax. The land value tax has been subjected to studies comparing jurisdictions with and without it, and to legal challenges. A land value tax also raises administrative issues, particularly in the area of property tax assessments. Land value taxation is an attractive alternative to the traditional property tax, especially to much more problematic types of property tax measures such as assessment limitations, the authors conclude. A land value tax is best implemented if local officials use best assessing practices to keep land and improvement values up to date; phase in dual tax rates over several years; and include a tax credit feature in those communities where land-rich but income-poor citizens might suffer from land value taxation.
Who's Who in America
Author: Marquis Who's Who, IncPublisher: Marquis Who's Who
ISBN: 9780837969664
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 3000
Book Description
Index of Research Projects
Author: United States. Work Projects AdministrationPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
Comprehensive Plan Update
Author: Economic Development Council of Northeastern PennsylvaniaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lackawanna County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description