In an attempt to slow the consumption of urban land for a given population, and the negative outcomes thought by some to be generated by such sprawl, regulations in the form of (i) the local imposition of urban containment policies that restrict or prohibit the amount and/or the type of urban settlement beyond a certain line and (ii) the statewide enactment of mandatory growth management requirements for all local governments have been enacted in the United States. This paper describes a regression-based analysis that finds that different forms of these policies are achieving their desired goal of shrinking the square mile size of an urban area. A comparison of the influence of the various forms of urban containment and growth management policies with other ''natural evolution,'' ''flight from blight,'' and ''fiscalization of land use'' factors that also influence the square mile size of an urban area is made, and policy implications are offered.
Capital expenditure by subnational governments in the United States represents about two percent of GDP and 12 percent of state-local spending. Persistent differences among states exist in the amount and composition of this capital expenditure. This regression-based research examines for the decade of the 2000s:(1) the factors affecting capital spending and interstate differences; (2) the effect of recessions; (3) the response to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus funds; (4) state and year fixed effects; and (5) investment for highways and K-12 education. Aggregate capital expenditure is relatively stable, although it increased around recessions, with ARRA grants especially important and substantial state-specific influences.
Bidding for business : the efficacy of local economic development incentives in a metropolitan area / John E. Anderson and Robert W. Wassmer. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-88099-202-6 (cloth : alk. paper).-ISBN 0-88099-201-8 (paper : alk. paper) 1. Industrial development bonds-United States-Case studies. 2. Industrial development bonds-Michigan-Detroit Metropolitan Area. 3. Industrial promotion-United States-Case studies. 4. Industrial promotion-Michigan-Detroit Metropolitan Area. 5. Full employment policies-United States-Case studies. 6. Full employment policies-Michigan-Detroit Metropolitan Area. 7. Tax incentives-United States-Case studies. 8. Corporations-Taxation-United States-Case studies. 9. Corporations-United States-Finance-Case studies. I.
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