Financing Economic Development in the 21st Century

Download or read book Financing Economic Development in the 21st Century written by Sammis B. White and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2003 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises 17 papers which explore alternative ways of financing local economic development. Discusses the various goals of economic development that communities might seek and examines funding techniques used by the developer (tax incremental financing, location incentives, development exaction), public financing (enterprise zones and other incentives) and private finance. Also describes financing in special situations where the more common forms of finance might not be sufficient. Includes case studies of specific projects.