The Homevoter Hypothesis
How Home Values Influence Local Government Taxation, School Finance, and Land-Use Policies
Seiten
2005
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
9780674015951 (ISBN)
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
9780674015951 (ISBN)
The link between homeownership and political involvement, Fischel argues, explains several puzzles, such as why displacement of local taxation by state funds reduces school quality and why local governments are more efficient providers of environmental amenities. He calls for decentralization of the fiscal and regulatory functions of government.
Just as investors want the companies they hold equity in to do well, homeowners have a financial interest in the success of their communities. If neighborhood schools are good, if property taxes and crime rates are low, then the value of the homeowner’s principal asset—his home—will rise. Thus, as William Fischel shows, homeowners become watchful citizens of local government, not merely to improve their quality of life, but also to counteract the risk to their largest asset, a risk that cannot be diversified. Meanwhile, their vigilance promotes a municipal governance that provides services more efficiently than do the state or national government.
Fischel has coined the portmanteau word “homevoter” to crystallize the connection between homeownership and political involvement. The link neatly explains several vexing puzzles, such as why displacement of local taxation by state funds reduces school quality and why local governments are more likely to be efficient providers of environmental amenities. The Homevoter Hypothesis thereby makes a strong case for decentralization of the fiscal and regulatory functions of government.
Just as investors want the companies they hold equity in to do well, homeowners have a financial interest in the success of their communities. If neighborhood schools are good, if property taxes and crime rates are low, then the value of the homeowner’s principal asset—his home—will rise. Thus, as William Fischel shows, homeowners become watchful citizens of local government, not merely to improve their quality of life, but also to counteract the risk to their largest asset, a risk that cannot be diversified. Meanwhile, their vigilance promotes a municipal governance that provides services more efficiently than do the state or national government.
Fischel has coined the portmanteau word “homevoter” to crystallize the connection between homeownership and political involvement. The link neatly explains several vexing puzzles, such as why displacement of local taxation by state funds reduces school quality and why local governments are more likely to be efficient providers of environmental amenities. The Homevoter Hypothesis thereby makes a strong case for decentralization of the fiscal and regulatory functions of government.
William A. Fischel is Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College.
Preface 1 An Asset-Market Approach to Local Government 2 Local Government's Corporate Form 3 Capitalization, Zoning, and the Tiebout Hypothesis 4 The Median Voter in Local Government Politics 5 Serrano and the California Tax Revolt 6 The Fruits of School-Finance Centralization 7 The Race to the Top in Environmental Protection 8 "Beggar Thy Neighbor" and Land fill Location 9 How Homevoters Remade Metropolitan Areas 10 Sprawl, Metropolitanism, and Local Control 11 Reforming and Reaffirming Local Government Case References General References Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.3.2005 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 2 line illustrations, 1 map, 1 table |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge, Mass |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 146 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780674015951 / 9780674015951 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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