Development, Governance, and Real Property Tax in China

Yilin Hou is Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs and Senior Research Associate in the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, USA.

• Introduction.- 2. Why the Real Property Tax? A Fiscal System’s Approach.- 3. Housing Provision Reform and the Real Estate Sector.- 4. Why China Needs a Real Property Tax – Empirical Evidence.- 5. Institutional Obstacles to China in Adopting the Real Property Tax.- 6. Principles for the Design of the Real Property Tax.- 7. Strategies for Implementing the Local Real Property Tax.- 8. 8. Simulation of Tax Incidence and Redistribution Effects of the Tax Proposal.- 9. Conclusion: Towards Balanced Development and Harmonious Governance.