Economic development: revenues without taxes
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Local governments in the U.S. have a new policy which involves increasing revenues without increasing taxes by offering economic development incentives to private business. Some of the economic incentives offered by local governments are: enticing housing development by offering a favorable political climate, good relations between government staff and the development community, a one-stop permit process for processing development applications, business assistance programs, offering incentives to areas targeted by government officials for development, small business development, business retention programs, mixed land uses, low-cost financing, tax rebates, off-site and on-site improvements, and land subsidies. The advantages to each of these types of incentive programs are detailed.
Publication Name: Journal of Housing
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0272-7374
Year: 1986
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High does nothing and rising is worse: carbon taxes should keep declining to cut harmful emissions
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Increased carbon taxes may not be effective in minimizing global warming. Carbon taxation supposedly reduces demand for environmentally hazardous fuels and prompts producers to use alternative production processes. However, policy evaluations should take into account not only the demand but also the supply side of fuel production. Increasing carbon taxes increases depletion rates and reduces marginal capital output as oil producers intensify extraction activities in anticipation of increased taxes.
Publication Name: The Manchester School of Economic and Social Studies
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0025-2034
Year: 1992
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Svenka Handelsbanken: controlling a radically decentralized organization without budgets
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Svenska Handelsbanken provided a unique management model where the bank abandoned their budget but still operated successfully while operating a decentralized model of management control. The effectiveness of this model outside the Scandinavian context is explored.
Publication Name: Issues in Accounting Education
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0739-3172
Year: 2007
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