Download or read book Finance and Governance of Capital Cities in Federal Systems Enid Slack Director Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance Munk Centre for International Studies University of Toronto and written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finance and Governance of Capital Cities in Federal Systems Enid Slack Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto and Rupak Chattopadhyay Vice President, Forum of Federations February 11, 2010 Overview of Presentation Background Forum of Federations Policy context for the book 11 capital cities Capital cities. [...] public security, transportation and parks) Keen competition among cities to be the capital; compensation for those who lose out 11 Governing Structure Federal Districts City-States City within a province/state Abuja Addis Ababa Canberra Delhi Mexico City Washington, DC Berlin Brussels Bern Ottawa Tshwane/ Cape Town 12 Federal Districts National seat of government not under jurisdiction of an. [...] Ottawa) No federal compensation for capital cities (Tshwane and Cape Town) Costs directly assumed by federal government (e.g. [...] with respect to federal compensation and government structure Different models have worked in different places at different times 20 Final Observations: Issues Balance national interests and local interests Federal compensation for capital city functions Revenue shortage for cities that rely on property taxes Geographic boundaries of the capital do not generally coincide with econom. [...] security Property taxes or payments in lieu on federal properties Cooperation with neighbouring municipalities 22.
Download or read book Finance and Governance of Capital Cities in Federal Systems written by Enid Slack and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2009-11-21 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using capital cities in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States as case studies, contributors examine federal policies towards capital cities, with a particular emphasis on how capital cities are funded and governed, and the extent to which the federal government compensates them for their unique role.
Download or read book Financing Infrastructure written by Richard M. Bird and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politicians and citizens universally agree that Canada’s urban infrastructure urgently needs work. Roads and bridges are overdue for repair, aging water systems should be replaced, sewage must be adequately treated, urban transit needs to be updated and extended, and it is necessary that public housing as well as schools, health centres, and government offices are brought up to current standards. But few cities have room to raise additional revenue, and the federal and provincial governments to which they turn for financial support are already in deficit, so who is going to pay for all of this? Bringing together perspectives and case studies from across Canada, the US, and Europe, Financing Infrastructure argues that the answer to the question “Who should pay?” should always be “users.” Headed by two of Canada’s foremost experts on municipal finance, this book provides a closer look at why charging user fees makes sense, how much users should pay, how to charge fees well and where present processes can be improved, and how to convince the politicians and the public of the importance of pricing infrastructure correctly. Across the disciplines of public policy, urban studies, and economics, almost no one is looking at the extent to which users should play a role in infrastructure planning. Financing Infrastructure contends that the users, not federal and provincial taxpayers, should start paying directly for their cities’ repairs and expansions. Contributors include Richard M. Bird (University of Toronto), Bernard Dafflon (University of Fribourg, Switzerland), Robert D. Ebel (Local Governance Innovation and Development), Harry Kitchen (Trent University), Jean-Philippe Meloche (Université de Montréal), Matti Siemiatycki (University of Toronto), Enid Slack (University of Toronto), Almos T. Tassonyi (University of Calgary), Lindsay M. Tedds (University of Victoria), François Vaillancourt (Université de Montréal), and Yameng Wang (World Bank).
Download or read book Financing Large Cities and Metropolitan Areas written by Enid Slack and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financing Large Cities and Metropolitan Areas IMFG Papers on Municipal Finance and Governance written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enid Slack is the director of the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance and an adjunct professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. [...] From a municipal finance perspective, the unique characteristics of large cities and metropolitan areas have implications for the magnitude and complexity of the expenditures that local governments in those areas are required to make on municipal services, as well as their ability to pay for services. [...] At the same time, large central cities may benefit from lower expenditures per capita for metropolitan services to the extent that they can take advantage of economies of scale in service provision.7 Empirical evidence on the existence of economies of scale is mixed, however, depending on the service in question and the units of measurement (e.g., jurisdiction size or size of the facility) (Fox an. [...] What Are the Appropriate Revenue Sources for Large Cities? In general, the revenue sources available to large cities and metropolitan areas should reflect the expenditure responsibilities they are required to undertake: according to the European Charter of Local Self-Government, "local authorities' financial resources shall be commensurate with the responsibilities provided for by the constitution. [...] Where the benefits of a capital investment (for example, the construction of a water treatment plant) are enjoyed over a long period of time-say 25 years-it is both fair and efficient to pay for the project at least in part by borrowing, so that the stream of benefits matches the stream of costs through the payment of debt charges.
Download or read book IMFG 10 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He has served with the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF, been a visiting professor in the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, and elsewhere, and been a frequent consultant to the World Bank and other national and international organizations. [...] Enid Slack is the Director of the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, and an Adjunct Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. [...] IMFG@10: The Past, Present, and Future of City Finance and Governance - 2 - The Origins of IMFG Alan Broadbent On behalf of the board of the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance-myself, Janice Stein, and Colin Robertson-and the staff, welcome to the tenth anniversary of the Institute. [...] Looking at Canadian cities overall, IMFG@10: The Past, Present and Future of Municipal Finance in Canada Enid Slack I would like to use the occasion of the tenth anniversary of IMFG to reflect on what has happened in municipal finance in Canada over the last ten years and what we have accomplished at IMFG. [...] Much of the research has been on the capacity of social and economic networks, infrastructure, and ecosystems to absorb sudden shocks such as natural disasters, economic recessions, or armed conflict.27 I think we should pay equal attention to slow shifts: incremental long-term changes in, for example, the nature of work and the economic base, the demographic composition of the population, lifesty.
Download or read book Guide to Municipal Finance written by Naomi Enid Slack and published by UN-HABITAT. This book was released on 2009 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book IMFG 10 written by Alan Broadbent and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of Municipal Finance and Governance on Urban Sprawl written by Enid Slack and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book FINANCING SMARTER MUNICIPAL GROWTH written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Canadian municipalities had more fiscal autonomy they would have the ability to levy a number of different taxes and that would give them a lot more flexibility to respond to local conditions and more stability and predictability to plan for the future. [...] Enid Slack, Director of the Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, and leading expert on municipal finance in Canada. [...] Enid Slack is the Director of the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) and an Adjunct Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. [...] The Institute focuses on the fiscal health and governance challenges facing large cities and city-regions in Canada and around the world. [...] Regional Planning Speakers Series *2014/ 15 Municipal Affairs Financing Cities in the 21st Century: Getting the Prices Right Enid Slack October 21, 2014 530pm Ledcor Theatre Art Gallery of Alberta, #2 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton 1 We have come to understand that cities are drivers of economic growth, innovation, and productivity and are thus crucial to the economic success of the nation.
Download or read book Dr Enid Slack Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance Munk School of Global Affairs written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toronto amalgamation Provincial legislation determines municipal responsibilities and what taxes municipalities can levy Provincial governments set standards for service provision Municipalities cannot run an operating deficit Municipal borrowing is restricted Unconditional transfers: per capita and equalization Conditional transfers: mainly for social services (Ontario), transportatio. [...] TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE MUNICIPAL COOPERATION Tax base sharing Pooling borrowing Inter-municipal agreements/cost sharing Development charges Special purpose bodies Conditional transfers Public-private partnerships TAX BASE SHARING WHAT IS IT? Sharing of growth in the tax base Each municipality contributes a portion of its tax base to a regional pool % of base or % of growth in the b. [...] PAUL, US 2.8 million people 2 central cities; 7 counties; 143 cities; 43 townships; 48 school districts Minnesota Fiscal Disparities Act passed in 1971 to address increasing property tax rates, tax base and rate disparities, and inter-jurisdictional competition for development Opposition to the bill in the courts Tax base sharing finally went into effect in 1975 TAX BASE SHARING HOW DOES. [...] if a community is below the average market value, they receive a larger share of the pool) Commercial/industrial property taxed at local rate and area-wide rate; area-wide rate reduces differences across the region TAX BASE SHARING WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES? Way for communities to share in community's growth Reduces competition for tax base Does not alter structure of local governments or re. [...] computers, office supplies Shared use of in-house legal counsel Shared use of planner VICTORIA, CANADA Inter-municipal business licensing COST SHARING WHAT ARE THE ADVANTANGES? Potential for cost saving Ability to deal with peak and non-peak periods Access to improved levels of expertise Maintains local autonomy but ...
Download or read book The Role of Local Government in Regional Local Economic Development Enid Slack Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance University of Toronto written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Role of Local Government in Regional/Local Economic Development Enid Slack Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, University of Toronto International Workshop on Local Public Finance and Governance Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China August 2, 2005 Outline of Presentation Defining a role for local governments in economic development Implications for local finance and governance Role. [...] S.) and urban development agreements (Canada) Role for Local Governments in Economic Development - Background Cities are key to economic growth New knowledge-based economy Agglomeration economies (benefits of cities) Emphasis of economic development has shifted from cost advantage to quality of life factors Role for Local Governments in Economic Development To provide goods and serv. [...] S.) Used by cities in more than 40 U. [...] states for revitalization and to finance infrastructure Stimulates private investment in downtown cores of cities that are need of revitalization Tax Increment Financing Determine geographic boundaries of TIF district Freeze property taxes at pre- revitalization levels Incremental tax accrues to redevelopment for 15 to 35 years Issue TIF bonds against incremental taxes Tax Increment.
Download or read book Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries written by Roy W. Bahl and published by Lincoln Inst of Land Policy. This book was released on 2013 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic activity that drives growth in developing countries is heavily concentrated in cities. Catchphrases such as “metropolitan areas are the engines that pull the national economy” turn out to be fairly accurate. But the same advantages of metropolitan areas that draw investment also draw migrants who need jobs and housing, lead to demands for better infrastructure and social services, and result in increased congestion, environmental harm, and social problems. The challenges for metropolitan public finance are to capture a share of the economic growth to adequately finance new and growing expenditures and to organize governance so that services can be delivered in a cost-effective way, giving the local population a voice in fiscal decision making. At the same time, care must be taken to avoid overregulation and overtaxation, which will hamper the now quite mobile economic engine of private investment and entrepreneurial initiative. Metropolitan planning has become a reality in most large urban areas, even though the planning agencies are often ineffective in moving things forward and in linking their plans with the fiscal and financial realities of metropolitan government. A growing number of success stories in metropolitan finance and management, together with accumulated experience and proper efforts and support, could be extended to a broader array of forward-looking programs to address the growing public service needs of metropolitan-area populations. Nevertheless, sweeping metropolitan-area fiscal reforms have been few and far between; the urban policy reform agenda is still a long one; and there is a reasonable prospect that closing the gaps between what we know how to do and what is actually being done will continue to be difficult and slow. This book identifies the most important issues in metropolitan governance and finance in developing countries, describes the practice, explores the gap between practice and what theory suggests should be done, and lays out the reform paths that might be considered. Part of the solution will rest in rethinking expenditure assignments and instruments of finance. The “right” approach also will depend on the flexibility of political leaders to relinquish some control in order to find a better solution to the metropolitan finance problem.
Download or read book Municipal Finances written by Catherine D. Farvacque-Vitkovic and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells a fascinating story on municipal finances for local government practitioners with rich examples, global practices, and good and bad experiences the authors gained in decades of field work.
Download or read book Borrowing Today for the City of Tomorrow Municipal Debt and Alternative Financing written by Kyle Hanniman and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Are There Trends in Local Finance A Cautionary Note on Comparative Studies and Normative Models of Local Government Finance written by Richard M. Bird and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Municipal Financial Crisis written by Mark Moses and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: City governments are going bankrupt. Even the ones that aren’t are often stuck in financial chaos. It is easy to blame pensions, poor leadership, or a bad economy. But the problems go much deeper. With decades of experience in local government, author Mark Moses showcases the inside world of the city decision-making process that has spawned these crises. It becomes clear: City governments are maxing out their budgets because they are trying to maximize services. This book, likely the most ambitious attempt by someone who has worked in government to radically examine the delivery of municipal services since 'Reinventing Government' was published more than 25 years ago, explores why city governments pursue an open-ended mission and why bailouts and trendy budgeting processes will be, at best, only temporary solutions. Of interest to current and future city council members, regional and state government officials, those covering city government, financial analysts, city management, and individuals and organizations interested in influencing city policy, this book argues that cities won’t thrive until city hall is disrupted.
