Illinois Government Research no. 53 1981: Local Governments and Property Taxes

Chicoine, David L.; Walzer, Norman

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Title

Illinois Government Research no. 53 1981: Local Governments and Property Taxes

Author(s)

• Chicoine, David L.
• Walzer, Norman

Issue Date

1981-01

Keyword(s)

• Illinois government
• State government

Abstract

This paper seeks to shed light on the role that governmental structure plays in property tax collections, using 1977 Census of Governments data for Illinois counties. No attempt is made to justify or critique certain types of government as being more efficient or preferable to others. Rather, the concern here is whether more complex delivery systems lead to higher property taxes and, if so, how much higher. This paper is organized into two parts. The first section discusses recent changes in government structure, some of the reasons for these changes, and their implications for local finance. The second section reports an empirical analysis of determinants of property tax collections.

Publisher

Institute of Government and Public Affairs. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Series/Report Name or Number

Illinois Government Research, no. 53 (January 1981)

ISSN

0195-7783

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Copyright 1981 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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