Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development.

Intro -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- What is Tax Increment Financing (TIF)? -- What are TIF Districts and How Do They Work? -- How Does a TIF District Work in Practice? -- Chapter 2: Potential Benefits and Pitfalls -- What Are the Potential Benefits of TIF? -- What Are the Potential Pitfalls of TIF? -- Chapter 3: Case Studies -- Case Study 1: Atlanta BeltLine Tax Allocation District Georgia -- Case Study 2: Jefferson County, Montana -- Case Study 3: St. Louis, Missouri -- Chapter 4: Use and Implementation -- Where Has TIF Been Used? -- How Has TIF Been Used? -- Chapter 5: Transparency: Intensive TIF Use in Chicago -- Background -- Reform Efforts -- Chapter 6: TIF Reversal: California's Story -- History -- Limitations -- Results -- Chapter 7: Efficacy in Economic Development -- Assessing TIF's Successes and Failures -- Effects of TIF Adoption on Economic Activity -- Effects of TIF Adoption on School Finance -- Other Effects of TIF Adoption -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- Findings -- Recommendations -- References -- Appendix -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author.

Great natural disasters are rare, but their aftermath can change the fortunes of a city or region forever. This book identifies lessons from different parts of the world to help communities and government leaders better organize for recovery after future disasters. The authors consider the processes and outcomes of community recovery and reconstruction following major disasters in six countries: China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. If done well, reconstruction can help break the cycle of disaster-related impacts and losses, and improve the resilience of a city or region.

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