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Government Urban Growth Controls

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Government controls on urban land use are as pervasive as death and taxes. Certainly, I have never been in or seen reference to a country that placed no or even almost no, controls on how owners could develop and use urban land. The most comprehensive study of urban housing development policies, Angel and Mayo (1996), which covers 53 countries that include 80 percent of the world’s population, included none that approximated free markets in housing.

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  • Edwin S. Mills, 2002. "Government Urban Growth Controls," International Real Estate Review, Global Social Science Institute, vol. 5(1), pages 1-11.
    • Handle: RePEc:ire:issued:v:05:n:01:2002:p:1-11
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    1. Myung-Jin Jun, 2012. "The Economic Costs and Transport Benefits of Seoul’s Industrial Land Use Controls," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 49(8), pages 1791-1810, June.

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