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来源

ENVIRONMENT AND URBANIZATION,Vol.30,Issue1,P.35-52

语言

英文

关键字

African cities; infrastructure; land-based finance; land value capture; local government finance; ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT; ETHIOPIA; PROPERTY; POLITICS; TAX

作者单位

[Berrisford, Stephen] Univ Cape Town, African Ctr Cities, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [Cirolia, Liza Rose; Palmer, Ian] African Ctr Cities, Cape Town, South Africa. Berrisford, S (reprint author), Univ Cape Town, African Ctr Cities, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. E-Mail: stephen@berrisford.co.za; liza.cirolia@uct.ac.za; ian@pdg.co.za

摘要

Decentralization reforms and rapid urbanization place increasing pressure on African urban authorities. In response, land-based finance has been gaining popularity within development discourses as a method of increasing local autonomy and financing local government infrastructure provision. This paper discusses the conceptual basis for land-based finance, the instruments that form part of this approach, and the actual application in several African cities. Drawing on three case studies (Addis Ababa, Harare and Nairobi) and a high-level scan of 29 developments in various African cities, we show how land-based finance is being implemented in practice and discuss the potential for wider uptake. We conclude that African city governments are using land-based financing, albeit in inconsistent ways. We argue that urban authorities should consider the more extensive and progressive use of land-based financing instruments, despite the constraints imposed by both technical and political conditions. A progressive agenda for local government finance in African cities should take land-based finance seriously, as well as the local practices and institutional arrangements through which it operates.