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Unequal development : decentralization and fiscal disparities in the Metropolitan Zone of the Valley of Mexico
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This study is about the impact of decentralization in metropolitan areas. Studies of fiscal decentralization have largely centered on the formal tiers of government, without looking at the effects of this process on the ...
Out of control? : local democracy failure and fiscal control boards
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The nation's current recession has strained the finances of local governments such that many cities with already delicate budgets have plunged into fiscal crisis. This dissertation examines three causes of fiscal crisis - ...
Panel data analyses of urban economics and housing markets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The thesis looks three pertinent issues in Housing Market and Urban Economics literature with panel data- home sales and house price relationship, efficiency of housing market and commercial property taxation. For the first ...
Flexible bureaucracies : discretion, creativity, and accountability in labor market regulation and public sector management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This dissertation is about state bureaucracies and the conditions under which they learn, innovate, and play a positive role in social and economic development. It takes issue with the extant literature on the topic, which ...
Compliance and competitiveness : how prosecutors enforce labor and environmental laws and promote economic development in Brazil
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This dissertation bridges the fields of international development, legal sociology, and organizational behavior to examine how Brazilian prosecutors enforce labor and environmental laws. Typically, the enforcement of ...
Urban adaptations observed : the politics of governing climate resilience in Indian cities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
An increasing number of international policymakers and funders have strongly advocated for programs that integrate and support both climate change adaptation and urban development, arguing that combining these two objectives ...
Planning home care services for the elderly : variations in perceived needs and their costs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979)
The suitability of industries to non-metropolitan communities : the case of the Israeli development towns of Yerucham and Dimona
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)
Redlining urban neighborhoods : mortgage risk myths or realities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981)
Airport noise: its impact and alleviation.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972)