Author: Norman Walzer
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Financing State and Local Governments in the 1980s
Author: Norman Walzer
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Financing Local Government in the 80's
Author: Thomas W. Fleming
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries
Author: Roy W. Bahl
Publisher: Lincoln Inst of Land Policy
ISBN: 9781558442542
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Lincoln Inst of Land Policy
ISBN: 9781558442542
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
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.
Financing Local Government in the 1980's
Author: Voto, Reardon, Tautges & Co
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Financing Economic Development in the 1980s
Author: Norman Walzer
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
While it is relatively easy to construct industrial development strategies and concessions to entice industrial clients, some incentives are not based on sound economic principles and may ultimately cost a local government more than the benefits derived from attracting the industry. Financing Economic Development in the 1980s provides a broad base of information on business trends, factors underlying location decisions, cost-effectiveness of public incentives, and the outlook for local government in declining areas, particularly the Midwest.
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
While it is relatively easy to construct industrial development strategies and concessions to entice industrial clients, some incentives are not based on sound economic principles and may ultimately cost a local government more than the benefits derived from attracting the industry. Financing Economic Development in the 1980s provides a broad base of information on business trends, factors underlying location decisions, cost-effectiveness of public incentives, and the outlook for local government in declining areas, particularly the Midwest.
California Local Government Finance
Author: Price Waterhouse (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Financing State and Local Government in the 1980's
Author: Roy W. Bahl
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195033069
Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195033069
Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Rebuilding America: Financing public works in the 1980s
Author: Roger J. Vaughan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Local Government Finance Policy & Financial Management
Author: Northeast Local Government Finance Conference
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Financing State and Local Governments in the 1980s
Author: Norman Walzer
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description