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Presentation | 2012
A Little Help from Friends: Partnerships for Parks
Ed Uhlir
What new financial tools and collaborative approaches are currently being used among different levels of government, and among public, private, and non-profit sectors to expand and maintain parks and open space in North America?
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Presentation | 2012
Funding Municipal Infrastructure in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack on April 4, 2012 to the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association.
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Presentation | 2012
Canada Line: Private Sector and Public Transit
Jane Bird
Jane Bird examines the relationship between government and the private sector and their respective roles in developing and operating transportation infrastructure. As part of her presentation, she discusses how private sector participation in the development of the 19 km Canada Line in Vancouver inspired innovation and delivered the project on time and on budget.
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IMFG Paper | 2012
Subnational Taxation in Large Emerging Countries
Richard M. Bird
This paper reviews the evolution and current state of subnational taxation in five large emerging countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Nigeria—BRIC plus one. As these case studies show, intergovernmental fiscal relations in any country are inevitably both path-dependent and context-sensitive.
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IMFG Paper | 2012
You Get What You Pay For: How Nordic Cities Are Financed
Jorgen Lotz
The Nordic countries are small, unitary, and have largely homogeneous populations. Municipalities are the most important agents in the decentralized public sector. There are lessons to be learned from country to country in the field of local government financing, but comparisons need to be made with care.
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IMFG Paper | 2012
Property Tax Reform in Vietnam: A Work in Progress
Hong-Loan Trinh
In 2012, Vietnam will celebrate 25 years of economic reform and structural readjustment from a largely centralized, subsidized economy to one based on market principles. This paper reviews existing property-based taxes and outlines the potential for a land tax to effectively replace the current property tax.
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Presentation | 2012
Shared Spaces: Funding and Managing Libraries and Parks in Tough Times Session 2
Martin Gomez
This session examined the changing role of libraries in the digital age along with their role in the broader public learning continuum. In an era of fiscal austerity, are there new operating models for libraries which could prove more effective at responding to changing civic needs and rapid changes in information technology?
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Presentation | 2012
Shared Spaces: Funding and Managing Libraries and Parks in Tough Times Session 2
Gillian Mason
This presentation examines the changing role of libraries in the digital age along with their role in the broader public learning continuum. In an era of fiscal austerity, are there new operating models for libraries which could prove more effective at responding to changing civic needs and rapid changes in information technology?
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