The Challenge of Fiscal Disparities for State and Local Governments

Download or read book The Challenge of Fiscal Disparities for State and Local Governments written by Helen F. Ladd and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 25 years of policy-oriented research in the area of state and local public finance by a professor of public studies and economics at Duke University. Part I addresses fiscal disparities across local jurisdictions and the design of intergovernmental aid programs, and Part II examines the design of taxes and tax structures, with material on tax limitation measures. Part III deals with the interaction between taxes and land use, including fiscal effects of rapid population growth and the use of tax subsidies to promote growth in urban areas. Part IV focuses on education finance. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR