City taxes, city spending essays in honor of Dick Netzer
An illustrious group of economists contribute to this volume honoring Dick Netzer, the public finance economist well-known for his research on state and local taxation, the provision of urban public services, and non-profit organizations. Following in his tradition, the contributors apply microecono...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
2004
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Series: | Studies in fiscal federalism and state-local finance
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Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | An illustrious group of economists contribute to this volume honoring Dick Netzer, the public finance economist well-known for his research on state and local taxation, the provision of urban public services, and non-profit organizations. Following in his tradition, the contributors apply microeconomics to real world problems facing urban areas and use statistical analysis to gain insight into practical solutions 1. Introduction -- 2. What should local governments tax : income or property? -- 3. what a tangled web : local property, income and sales taxes -- 4. Land taxation in New York City : a general equilibrium analysis -- 5. The role of cities in providing housing assistance : a New York perspective -- 6. Public ownership in the American city -- 7. The nonprofit sector in K-12 education -- 8. The partially subsidized muse : estimating the value and incidence of public support received by nonprofit arts organizations |
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Physical Description: | xi, 255 p ill |
ISBN: | 9781845421632 9781843763819 1843763818 |