11 147 - Urban Public Finance in Developing Countries

Institution:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Description:

Addresses how cities grapple with providing urban services to some of the fastest growing populations in the developing world, with limited fiscal and institutional capacity. Explores ways to choose and pay for urban public services. Surveys both public finance theory and applied policy debates. Studies public finance analysis, various sources of public finance and their tradeoffs, and provides a general theoretical framework with which to approach urban financing problems. Examines the political economy of cities and the structural forces behind the urban physical environment. Students taking graduate version complete a final term paper.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Prereq: Permission of instructor

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

web.mit.edu/student/

Phone Number:

(617) 253-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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