Taxing and Spending in Japan and Texas: Whose Cities Are Better Off? |
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| Authors: | Robert C. Rickards Takashi Maeda |
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| Affiliation: | Associate professor at the University of Maryland.;Associate professor in the Department of Economics, Oita University, 700 Dannoharu, Oita City, Japan 0975-69-3311. |
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| Abstract: | This article compares the budgetary positions of Japanese and Texas cities. The appropriate criteria for evaluating municipal taxing and spending policies are identified. After determining which municipalities are better off, recommendations are offered for improving the less well-off cities' budgetary position. |
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