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September 2017, English
Revitalizing America’s Smaller Legacy Cities
Strategies for Postindustrial Success from Gary to Lowell
August 2017, English
August 2017, English
Urban Property and Land Taxation in Argentina
The Challenge of Decentralization
August 2017, English
August 2017, English
Message from the President
Making Sense of Place
July 2017, English
Human connections to land predate science and logic; they are so fundamental to our identity that we rarely question or examine them. Importantly, these ties to land evoke strong, and often irrational, expression. Land policy, on the other hand, expresses a more modern aspect of our identity: a need to impose rationality on the world […]
July 2017, English
Human connections to land predate science and logic; they are so fundamental to our identity that we rarely question or examine them. Importantly, these ties to land evoke strong, and often irrational, expression. Land policy, on the other hand, expresses a more modern aspect of our identity: a need to impose rationality on the world […]
Revitalizing America’s Smaller Legacy Cities
Strategies for Postindustrial Success from Gary to Lowell
July 2017, English
Strong local leadership, a shared community vision, inclusive growth, creative problem solving, cross-sector collaboration, and placemaking are all important ingredients for success in America’s smaller legacy cities. For generations, these industrial centers were essential to building American middle-class prosperity. Places like Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Worcester, Massachusetts, created job opportunities that enabled massive numbers of rural […]
July 2017, English
Strong local leadership, a shared community vision, inclusive growth, creative problem solving, cross-sector collaboration, and placemaking are all important ingredients for success in America’s smaller legacy cities. For generations, these industrial centers were essential to building American middle-class prosperity. Places like Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Worcester, Massachusetts, created job opportunities that enabled massive numbers of rural […]
GASB 77
Revealing the Cost of Property Tax Incentives for Business
July 2017, English
Good-government advocates across the ideological spectrum are hoping a new accounting rule will shed light on the costs of property tax incentives for business, following years of public skepticism about the purported economic benefits of these tax breaks. Known as “GASB 77,” the Government Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 77 requires an estimated 50,000 state […]
July 2017, English
Good-government advocates across the ideological spectrum are hoping a new accounting rule will shed light on the costs of property tax incentives for business, following years of public skepticism about the purported economic benefits of these tax breaks. Known as “GASB 77,” the Government Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 77 requires an estimated 50,000 state […]
The Future of U.S. Public School Revenue from the Property Tax
July 2017, English
This Policy Brief examines the property tax as a critical source of revenue for public schools in the United States. It demonstrates the high proportion of public education funding provided by the property tax as well as the stability of the property tax compared to the three state taxes (sales tax, income tax, and corporate […]
July 2017, English
This Policy Brief examines the property tax as a critical source of revenue for public schools in the United States. It demonstrates the high proportion of public education funding provided by the property tax as well as the stability of the property tax compared to the three state taxes (sales tax, income tax, and corporate […]
New Lincoln Institute Book
After Great Disasters
July 2017, English
After Great Disasters: An In-Depth Analysis of How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery By Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky In the face of earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and the extreme weather impacts of climate change, communities need to plan ahead for their disaster recovery to ensure that they rebound and emerge stronger than before, […]
July 2017, English
After Great Disasters: An In-Depth Analysis of How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery By Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky In the face of earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and the extreme weather impacts of climate change, communities need to plan ahead for their disaster recovery to ensure that they rebound and emerge stronger than before, […]
