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Local redistribution and local democracy : interest groups and the courts /

The traditional theory of urban finance argues against local redistribution of wealth on the assumption thatsuch action is likely to chase away the relatively wealthy, leaving only the impoverished behind. Nevertheless, Clayton P. Gillette observes, local governments engage in substantial redistribu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillette, Clayton P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The scope of local competence
  • Why does local autonomy matter?
  • The meaning and scope of local redistribution
  • Why do local governments redistribute?
  • Local political markets and state constitutional constraints
  • Proxies for distinguishing benign and malign redistribution
  • The limits of judicial intervention.