Demographic and Budgetary Influence on the Geography of the Poll Tax
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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8962385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert J Bennett (0000-0003-3940-1760, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 400-400 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/623008 |
| PMID | 12282379 |
| OpenAlex | W2070360157 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
The paper examines the influence of demographic change and the adaptation of local authority budgets on the level of poll tax between local authorities. The changes introduced by the Local Government Finance Act [in the United Kingdom] are argued to make almost all the possible variation between areas depend upon demography and local decisions on expenditure. Means of assessing local expenditure need are outlined and a consistent measure is developed which is used to estimate the relative contributions of changing need, tax base, new expenditures and grants over the period 1974-85 and up to 1991. 'New realism' in local authority spending is argued to combine with demographic change to allow radically reduced potential poll tax levies to be estimated than have been forecast by other sources. The reductions are particularly significant in inner London and many metropolitan districts
Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Local government · Macroeconomics · Metropolitan area · Political science · Public economics · Public finance · Variation (astronomy · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Global Health Care Issues · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2005 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |