Land Lines Outubro 2007
Post-Apartheid Johannesburg
South Africa is reinventing itself as we speak—socially, politically, economically, racially. Will the “unfathomably peaceful” transition be strong enough to sustain South Africa’s uncertain future? Everyone hopes so, but no one knows.
Navigating State and Local Finance
Ensuring sufficient revenues going forward, as well as having the flexibility to revamp fiscal structures, will be important for state and local governments, especially due to growing future spending needs.
Impacts of Regulations on Undeveloped Land Prices
One of the most important results of this study is that individual land prices tend to go down when regulatory charges are imposed. These charges are clearly not transferred to prices as erroneously argued by some stakeholders.
This issue hones in on socioeconomic conditions in post-Apartheid South Africa; strategies to improve U.S. state and local finances amid economic downturns; and the effects of urban land use regulations on the price of undeveloped property in Bogota, Colombia.