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Whatever the political potential of land value taxation as an important revenue source may be, economists continue to be intrigued by the theoretical case for a land tax. This collection of eight scholarly papers and ten commentaries is derived from a 1998 Lincoln Institute conference that explored land value taxation in contemporary societies.
Price: $35.00
Pages: 304
Publisher: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Imprint: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Publication Date:
28 January 1998
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.06 in
ISBN: 9781558441330
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Taxation / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development
"A century ago the most widely read book on economics was Henry George's Progress and Poverty (1879). Although George's proposal to abandon taxes on man-made capital and labor and instead to finance government by a tax on land value was not adopted, the potential advantages of such a tax have substantial support. The scholarly essays and commentaries in this volume provide fresh analysis on both the merits and adverse effects of implementing a land value tax. These issues and their relationship to contemporary property taxation policies are relevant to every American community."
Dick Netzer was emeritus professor of economics and public administration at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University.