Fiscal Decentralization and Land Policies

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Nexus of Fiscal Decentralization and Land Policies - Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong -- Achieving Decentralization Objectives -- 2 Opportunities and Risks of Fiscal Decentralization: A Developing Country Perspective - Roy Bahl -- 3 Local Revenues Under Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries: Linking Policy Reform, Governance, and Capacity - Paul Smoke -- Commentary - Robert D. Ebel -- 4 Local Service Provision in Selected OECD Countries: Do Decentralized Operations Work Better? - Ehtisham Ahmad, Giorgio Brosio, and Vito Tanzi -- Commentary - Paul Bernd Spahn -- Decentralization, Local Governance, and Land Policy -- 5 Political Structure and Exclusionary Zoning: Are Small Suburbs the Big Problem? - William A. Fischel -- Commentary - Lee Anne Fennell -- 6 School Finance Reforms and Property Tax Limitation Measures - Daniel P. McMillen and Larry D. Singell Jr. -- Commentary - Dennis Epple -- 7 Decentralization and Environmental Decision Making - Shelby Gerking -- Commentary - Lawrence Susskind -- 8 A Cross-Country Comparison of Decentralization and Environmental Protection - Hilary Sigman -- Commentary - Maureen L. Cropper -- 9 Interjurisdictional Competition Under U.S. Fiscal Federalism - Sally Wallace -- Commentary - Jeffrey S. Zax -- Emerging Challenges and Opportunities -- 10 Local Government Finances: The Link Between Intergovernmental Transfers and Net Worth - Luiz de Mello -- Commentary - Ronald C. Fisher -- 11 Fiscal Decentralization and Income Distribution - Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Cristian Sepulveda -- Commentary - Christine P. W. Wong -- 12 Public and Private School Competition and U.S. Fiscal Federalism - Thomas J. Nechyba -- Commentary - Helen F. Ladd.