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Land-Based Financing For Brazil’s Municipalities
October 2011, English
Brazil’s chronically low level of public sector investment has resulted in serious infrastructure deficits that are often cited as an impediment to its economic development. Brazil’s municipalities face an urgent need to invest in infrastructure, but lack the “fiscal space to do so due to the fiscal constraints in the country’s macroeconomic program. Backlog in […]
October 2011, English
Brazil’s chronically low level of public sector investment has resulted in serious infrastructure deficits that are often cited as an impediment to its economic development. Brazil’s municipalities face an urgent need to invest in infrastructure, but lack the “fiscal space to do so due to the fiscal constraints in the country’s macroeconomic program. Backlog in […]
El largo camino hacia la recuperación fiscal de los estados
October 2011, Spanish
La reciente recesión ha sido reconocida como la peor de que hayamos tenido memoria, y sus efectos todavía se están sintiendo. Lo que no se comprende tan bien es que esta recesión ha sido mucho peor para los gobiernos estatales de lo que se podría inferir por la caída en el producto interno bruto (PIB). […]
October 2011, Spanish
La reciente recesión ha sido reconocida como la peor de que hayamos tenido memoria, y sus efectos todavía se están sintiendo. Lo que no se comprende tan bien es que esta recesión ha sido mucho peor para los gobiernos estatales de lo que se podría inferir por la caída en el producto interno bruto (PIB). […]
The Long Road to State Fiscal Recovery
October 2011, English
The recent recession has been recognized as the worst in memory, and its effects are still being felt. Less well understood is the fact that this recession has been far worse for state governments than the drop in gross domestic product (GDP) would suggest. While state government finances have stopped falling off a cliff, they […]
October 2011, English
The recent recession has been recognized as the worst in memory, and its effects are still being felt. Less well understood is the fact that this recession has been far worse for state governments than the drop in gross domestic product (GDP) would suggest. While state government finances have stopped falling off a cliff, they […]
Perfil académico
James R. Follain
Faculty Profile
James R. Follain
October 2011, English
James Follain is an economist with extensive experience in the analysis of housing and mortgage markets. He is currently the principal of James R. Follain LLC, whose recent contracts have been with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Follain is also […]
October 2011, English
James Follain is an economist with extensive experience in the analysis of housing and mortgage markets. He is currently the principal of James R. Follain LLC, whose recent contracts have been with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Follain is also […]
Regularización de asentamientos informales en América Latina
October 2011, Spanish
October 2011, Spanish
Regularização de Assentamentos Informais na América Latina
October 2011, Portuguese
October 2011, Portuguese
September 2011, English
