PUBLIC CHOICE WHEN SERVICES ARE COSTS: THE DIVERGENT CASE OF ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION

In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 57-76

Abstract

THIS PAPER APPLIES PUBLIC CHOICE ANALYSIS TO PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION, A LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE WITH POLITICAL CHARACTERISTICS QUITE UNLIKE THOSE COMMONLY EXAMINED, TO ASSESS THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE MODEL AND THE GENERALIZABILITY OF ITS USUAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE.