Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Infrastructure Economics and Policy

International Perspectives

JOSÉ A. GÓMEZ-IBÁÑEZ AND ZHI LIU, EDITORS

“This informative, timely book offers a rich array of insight: comparisons across sectors and countries, connection between policy ideas and implementation, and appraisal of noteworthy experiences.”

—Weiping Wu, director of the MS program in urban

planning, Columbia University

Leading international academics and practitioners consider the latest approaches to infrastructure policy, implementation, and finance across countries and sectors. The book presents evidence-based solutions and policy considerations for officials in government agencies and private companies that oversee infrastructure services; concepts and theories for students of infrastructure, planning, and public policy; and a current overview for policy-oriented lay readers.

JOSÉ A. GÓMEZ-IBÁÑEZ is the Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy Emeritus at Harvard University.

ZHI LIU is director of the China Program at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

$60.00 / £50.00 paper 978-1-55844-418-8

Megaregions and America’s Future

ROBERT D. YARO, MING ZHANG, AND FREDERICK STEINER

“Written by the leading experts on regional planning at this scale, this timely book will become a go-to source.”

—Barbara Faga, professor of professional practice

in urban design, Rutgers University

This source book provides updated demographic, economic, and environmental information on U.S. megaregions—such as the Southwestern Sun Corridor or Great Lakes—for urban and regional planners, policy makers, academics, and decision makers in transportation, environmental protection, and development agencies. The book reviews the economic, ecological, demographic, and political dynamics of megaregions and identifies the most pressing challenges.

ROBERT D. YARO is professor of practice emeritus in city and regional planning at the University of Pennsylvania.

MING ZHANG is professor of community and regional planning at the University of Texas at Austin and director of the USDOT University Transportation Center: Cooperative Mobility for Competitive Megaregions.

FREDERICK STEINER is dean and Paley Professor of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.

$60.00* / £50.00 paper 978-1-55844-428-7

DECEMBER 358 pages / 6.13" x 9.25" / 43 color photos/figures/maps; 23 tables

Property Tax Relief for Homeowners

ADAM LANGLEY AND JOAN YOUNGMAN

“This expert, concise report provides the most up-todate offering of property tax relief options, easy to understand descriptions of each, and honest explorations of their pros and cons.”

—Margaret Cusack, former research manager,

International Association of Assessing Officers

This report is the go-to resource on the options that U.S. states have to provide property tax relief for homeowners without compromising municipal fiscal health or services. The authors present the pros and cons of measures that can effectively provide relief without undermining the property tax system. This report will be an essential resource for state legislators, governors, students of public finance, and policy makers who help make decisions about property tax relief.

ADAM LANGLEY is associate director of North America programs at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

JOAN YOUNGMAN is senior fellow and chair of valuation and taxation at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

$20.00 / £14.99 paper 978-1-55844-416-4

Property Tax in Asia

Law, Administration, and Practice

WILLIAM McCLUSKEY, ROY BAHL, AND RIËL FRANZSEN, EDITORS

“This forward-looking, authoritative review of the current status and likely future development of the property tax is very timely, given the ongoing strategic economic development within the region.”

—Frances Plimmer, fellow, Royal Institution of

Chartered Surveyors

This volume showcases the first comprehensive assessment of property tax in Asia, including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It provides authoritative data on legislation, tax administration practices, revenue statistics, reform proposals, new technology, and political debates.

WILLIAM McCLUSKEY is currently a professor at the African Tax Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

ROY BAHL is emeritus regents professor of economics and founding dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He also is a professor of economics in the African Tax Institute at the University of Pretoria.

RIËL FRANZSEN is a professor and director of the African Tax Institute at the University of Pretoria, where he holds the South African Research Chair in Tax Policy and Governance.

$60.00 / £50.00 paper 978-1-55844-423-2