Local Redistribution and Local Democracy: Interest Groups and the Courts

by Clayton P. Gillette

The traditional theory of urban finance argues against local redistribution of wealth on the assumption that such action is likely to chase away the relatively wealthy, leaving only the impoverished behind. Nevertheless, Clayton P. Gillette observes, local governments engage in substantial redistribution, both to the wealthy and to the poor.

In this thoughtful book, Gillette examines whether recent campaigns to enact "living wage" ordinances...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300125658
• ISBN13: 9780300125658
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"