Contributions to Economics: Local Government Financing and Financial Sustainability

Salm, Marco

The overall objective of the book is to holistically assess the property tax systems in BRICS megacities. As megacities play a vital role within their respective countries – economically, administratively, and from a human development perspective – they experience the costs and benefits of urbanization simultaneously with major investment needs, rising poverty, and increasing congestion and pollution levels in the context of limited financial resources, raising the question for a suitable decentralized funding source. This book highlights the property tax as a means to help further improve the financial sustainability of megacities, the reliability and quality of their services, and megacities’ contribution to supporting economic growth.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2018-05-18

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783319873671

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-62671-0

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 220