Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Donna Driscoll
Author-Name: Dennis Halcoussis
Author-Name: Anton D. Lowenberg
Title:  Explaining Local Growth-Management Policies: The Role of Public Goods
Abstract:  <b>Problem statement:</b> Local jurisdictions such as cities and counties enact a wide variety of growth-management regulations, such as zoning ordinances and growth-promoting incentives. <b>Approach:</b> Use a theory of local public goods to identify the conditions under which jurisdictions are most likely to implement growth-management regulations. Predictions of the theory regarding variation in pro-growth measures across jurisdictions were tested using data on California cities. <b>Results:</b> Communities whose current expenditures on public amenities are high typically have more extensive growth-promoting policies, while communities that already have substantial public infrastructure in place are less likely to implement effective pro-growth measures. <b>Conclusion:</b> These findings suggest that changes in stocks and flows of public goods can be used as predictors of the incidence of growth controls.
Keywords: Local public goods, local expenditure, public infrastructure, land-use regulations
Journal: American Journal of Economics and Business Administration
Pages: 45-55
Volume: 2
Issue: 1
Year: 2010
Month: March
DOI: 10.3844/ajebasp.2010.45.55
File-URL: https://thescipub.com/pdf/ajebasp.2010.45.55.pdf
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Handle: RePEc:abk:jajeba:ajebasp.2010.45.55