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Urban Sprawl: Policies For Containment And Cost Recoupment, Roy W. Bahl, Michael Mcguire
Urban Sprawl: Policies For Containment And Cost Recoupment, Roy W. Bahl, Michael Mcguire
ECON Publications
The purpose of this paper is to offer, in a very preliminary form, a general framework for the evaluation and identification of the effects of alternative land use controls·, tax measures, and user charges on the set of decisions which lead to sprawl. In particular, we attempt to explore two points: that only distance related charges can both recoup costs and constrain sprawl, and that existing tax programmes may do little to contain sprawl. We consider the alternative forms of sprawl, and, to illustrate the nature and magnitude of the costs involved, we present the results of a case study …
The Allocative Effects Of Intergovernmental Flows In Less Developed Countries: A Case Study In India -- A Reply, Roy W. Bahl, Velayudhan Pillai
The Allocative Effects Of Intergovernmental Flows In Less Developed Countries: A Case Study In India -- A Reply, Roy W. Bahl, Velayudhan Pillai
ECON Publications
No abstract provided.
Productivity And The Measurement Of Public Output, Roy W. Bahl, Jesse Burkhead
Productivity And The Measurement Of Public Output, Roy W. Bahl, Jesse Burkhead
ECON Publications
This essay is an overview of the problems and possibilities in measuring municipal output, with special emphasis on productivity. The following section explores the nature of public productivity and management issues in the setting of the current fiscal crisis. Attention is then directed to an examination of contemporary fiscal theory in an attempt to identify the conceptual issues that are relevant to public output and its measurement. The third section sets forth a framework for systematic thinking about output measurement. The final section reports on the effors that economists and other social scientists have employed in their examination of the …
Economic Problems Of A Mature Economy, David Puryear, Roy W. Bahl
Economic Problems Of A Mature Economy, David Puryear, Roy W. Bahl
ECON Publications
From 1900 to 1960, employment in New York State grew slightly faster than in the rest of the nation, but since 1960 it has lagged substantially behind the national rate. This slowdown in employment growth has created many short-term problems and has serious implications for long-range planning of state policy. This chapter will compare the employment growth trend in New York State to that in the United States as a whole and to those of other geographic regions. These comparisons will provide some perspective on the underlying nature of the growth problem in the state. In the last section in …
Forecasting The Local Government Budget, Roy W. Bahl, Edward M. Cupoli, Joseph Liro
Forecasting The Local Government Budget, Roy W. Bahl, Edward M. Cupoli, Joseph Liro
ECON Publications
No abstract provided.
The Long-Term Fiscal Outlook For New York State, Roy W. Bahl
The Long-Term Fiscal Outlook For New York State, Roy W. Bahl
ECON Publications
No abstract provided.