Making the Property Tax Work - Experiences in Developing and Transitional Countries
Experiences in Developing and Transitional Countries
Will be published approx. on 1. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
484 pages
978-1-55844-173-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book analyzes the property tax in developing and transitional countries, addressing why it does not work well there and what can be done to make it a more relevant source of revenue for those governments. It shows that, with careful design and administration, the property tax can be a key tool for strengthening local government finance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: Up to 99 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
18 figures, 52 tables
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
821 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55844-173-6 (9781558441736)
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Persons
Roy Bahl is professor of economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University.
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez is professor of economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University.
Joan Youngman is senior fellow and chair of the Department of Valuation and Taxation at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez is professor of economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University.
Joan Youngman is senior fellow and chair of the Department of Valuation and Taxation at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Content
Introduction
1. The Property Tax in Practice, Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, and Joan Youngman
The Setting
2. The Property Tax in Development and in Transition, Joan Youngman
3. The Determinants of Revenue Performance, Roy Bahl and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
Commentary, Gregory K. Ingram
Fairness, Political Issues, and Scope
4. Incidence and Economic Impacts of Property Taxes in Developing and Transitional Countries, Edward B. Sennoga, David L. Sjoquist, and Sally Wallace
5. Property Tax and Rural Local Finance, Richard M. Bird and Enid Slack
6. Alternate Value Capture Instruments: The Case of Taiwan, Steve Waicho Tsui
Commentary, Indira Rajaraman
Commentary, Natalia V. Takhtarova
Data Collection and Information Technology
7. Data Challenges in Implementing a Market Value Property Tax: Market and Market-Informed Valuation in Russia, Ukraine, and the Baltic States, John L. Mikesell and C. Kurt Zorn
8. Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal Options for Transitional and Developing Countries, Joseph K. Eckert
Commentary, Paul Smoke
Approaches to Valuation
9. Is Area-Based Assessment an Alternative, an Intermediate Step, or an Impediment to Value-Based Taxation in India?, U. A. Vasanth Rao
10. The Feasibility of Site Value Taxation, Riël C. D. Franzsen and William J. McCluskey
Commentary, Gary Cornia
Property Rights, Collections, and Enforcement
11. Taxing Land Without Market Value in Ancient China, Yu-Hung Hong
12. Extending Property Taxation into Previously Untaxed Areas: South African Townships and Tribal Areas, Michael E. Bell and John H. Bowman
13. Collection and Enforcement of the Property Tax, Sally Powers
Commentary, Claudia M. De Cesare
The Baltic Experience
14. Land Taxation Reform in Estonia, Tambet Tiits
15. Value-Based Property Taxes in Lithuania, Albina Aleksiene and Arvydas Bagdonavicius
Commentary, Vytautas Sulija
1. The Property Tax in Practice, Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, and Joan Youngman
The Setting
2. The Property Tax in Development and in Transition, Joan Youngman
3. The Determinants of Revenue Performance, Roy Bahl and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
Commentary, Gregory K. Ingram
Fairness, Political Issues, and Scope
4. Incidence and Economic Impacts of Property Taxes in Developing and Transitional Countries, Edward B. Sennoga, David L. Sjoquist, and Sally Wallace
5. Property Tax and Rural Local Finance, Richard M. Bird and Enid Slack
6. Alternate Value Capture Instruments: The Case of Taiwan, Steve Waicho Tsui
Commentary, Indira Rajaraman
Commentary, Natalia V. Takhtarova
Data Collection and Information Technology
7. Data Challenges in Implementing a Market Value Property Tax: Market and Market-Informed Valuation in Russia, Ukraine, and the Baltic States, John L. Mikesell and C. Kurt Zorn
8. Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal Options for Transitional and Developing Countries, Joseph K. Eckert
Commentary, Paul Smoke
Approaches to Valuation
9. Is Area-Based Assessment an Alternative, an Intermediate Step, or an Impediment to Value-Based Taxation in India?, U. A. Vasanth Rao
10. The Feasibility of Site Value Taxation, Riël C. D. Franzsen and William J. McCluskey
Commentary, Gary Cornia
Property Rights, Collections, and Enforcement
11. Taxing Land Without Market Value in Ancient China, Yu-Hung Hong
12. Extending Property Taxation into Previously Untaxed Areas: South African Townships and Tribal Areas, Michael E. Bell and John H. Bowman
13. Collection and Enforcement of the Property Tax, Sally Powers
Commentary, Claudia M. De Cesare
The Baltic Experience
14. Land Taxation Reform in Estonia, Tambet Tiits
15. Value-Based Property Taxes in Lithuania, Albina Aleksiene and Arvydas Bagdonavicius
Commentary, Vytautas Sulija