Capturing Land Value Increment to Finance Infrastructure Investment-Possibilities for South Africa

Urban Forum

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-52

  Brown Luthango, Mercy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Betterment; Betterment taxes; Growth; Infrastructure; Land value

Indexed keywords

APARTHEID; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; LAND MARKET; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY APPROACH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78651497580     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-010-9108-3     Document Type: Article

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