Reconsidering land value taxation: The golden key?
Abstract
This paper considers how land value taxation (LVT) may resolve the dilemma of declining central cities and sprawling urban areas. Literature review, discussions with professionals, and personal observations are used to address this objective. The paper begins with an overview of LVT that focuses on why some planners have labeled LVT the 'golden key'. Next it presents the theoretical arguments pro and con regarding these anticipated effects, followed by a summary of the empirical evidence on LVT that has been published to date. The evidence indicates that LVT may not be the golden key, but it does appear to offer an effective tool for encouraging development in some central city areas. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Publication Title
Land Use Policy
Recommended Citation
Roakes, S. (1996). Reconsidering land value taxation: The golden key?. Land Use Policy, 13 (4), 261-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/0264-8377(96)84556-X
