Contents

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Local Taxation and American Federalism
3. Local Limits
4. The Logic of the Property Tax
5. The Property Tax under Siege
6. Local-Option Sales and Excise Taxes
7. Income and Business Taxes
8. Nontax Revenue Options
9. Financing Local Government in a Changing World
10. A Blueprint for Strengthening the Property Tax
References
About the Author
Index

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