> Robert Naiman asks: > > >can anyone recommend references on local policy options to shield people from > >the gentrifying effects of development and the efficacy of these policies, e.g. > >rent control; protection from rising property taxes, etc.? > > > There is a lot of work being done that might apply. Myron Orrfield > (sp.?) a state legislator in Minneapolis is pushing policies there to unite > people around revenue sharing . . . That's Myron Orfield, who has a new book, Metropolitics, which should be an important resource in this area. The publishers are Brookings Institution and Lincoln Land Institute. MBS =================================================== Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 Opinions above do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone associated with the Economic Policy Institute. ===================================================
