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Lessons from Business Development Districts: Building on Past SuccessesMercatus Policy Series, Policy PrimersRobert Nelson, Kyle McKenzie, Eileen Norcross July 7, 2008 This Policy Primer provides basic background information on the history, legal framework, and past successes of BIDs, information that local governments interested in promoting BIDs within their jurisdictions might find useful. It further proposes alternative ways urban governments could give BIDs enhanced roles in local governance. |
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From BIDs to RIDsMercatus Policy Series, Policy CommentsRobert Nelson, Kyle McKenzie, Eileen Norcross May 27, 2008 This Policy Comment describes the general problem faced by both business and residential neighborhoods in urban areas - the collective action problem. It then provides examples of failed development attempts of the past and how Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) have overcome similar problems and succeeded. It then proposes a specific legal mechanism to establish Residential Improvement Districts (RIDs) and discusses the precedents for RIDs, as well as similar proposals. It concludes by highlighting how the flexibility of RIDs would fit many locations and could remedy varying problems. |
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A Mediterranean Tiger?News Articles and Op-EdsFrederic Sautet, Kyle McKenzie March 12, 2007 After the peaceful passing of a referendum that dissolved the Union of Serbia and Montenegro in May 2006, people flocked to the streets to celebrate the establishment of Montenegro as a newly independent republic of about 630,000 people. In this Tech Central Station article, Frederic Sautet and Kyle McKenzie write about the reforms Montenegro has undergone and what the future might hold. |
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Montenegro: The Challenges of A Newborn StateCountry Briefs, Mercatus Policy SeriesMaja Drakic, Frederic Sautet, Kyle McKenzie February 9, 2007 Montenegro is now at a crossroads. Will it continue its reform process and tackle the big challenges ahead—including reforming its labor markets, public finance and public sector management, business regulations, and constitutional rules—or will it follow the path of many former socialist countries and eventually stifle the reforms? |
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Strengthening Economic Freedom: Natural Resource Indicators and Economic GrowthMercatus Policy Series, Policy Comments, Public Interest CommentsFrederic Sautet, Daniel Rothschild, Kyle McKenzie October 5, 2006 In this Public Interest Comment submitted to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the Mercatus Center reflects on the first three years of the MCC and evaluates the potential of two proposed "natural resource indicators" as criteria for awarding aid grants to developing countries. |
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A Framework for Evaluating Counterterrorism RegulationsMercatus Policy Series, Policy ResourcesJerry Ellig, Amos Guiora, Kyle McKenzie September 8, 2006 This paper by Jerry Ellig and Kyle McKenzie, Mercatus scholars, and Amos Guiora, director of the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, presents a six-element regulatory analysis framework for prioritizing security initiatives based on risk assessment and cost effectiveness. |
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An Analysis of the Office of Management and Budget's Program Assessment Rating Tool for FY 2007Working PapersKyle McKenzie, Eileen Norcross May 30, 2006 This working paper analyzes the results of the Office of Management and Budget's Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) up through the fiscal year 2007 President's budget proposal. |
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