The traditional theory of urban finance argues against local redistribution of wealth on the assumption that such action is likely to chase away the relatively wealthy, leaving only the impoverished behind. Nevertheless, Clayton P. Gillette observes, local governments engage in substantial redistribution, both to the wealthy and to the poor. 
In this thoughtful book, Gillette examines whether recent campaigns to enact "living wage" ordinances and other local redistributive programs represent gaps in the traditional theory or political opportunism. He then investigates the role of the courts in distinguishing between these explanations. The author argues that courts have greater capacity to review local programs than is typically assumed. He concludes that when a single interest group dominates the political process, judicial intervention to determine a program's legal validity may be appropriate. But if the political contest involves competing groups, courts should defer to local political judgments.

Local Redistribution and Local Democracy: Interest Groups and the Courts

Business & Money

Gillette, Clayton P.

Economics

Yale University Press

Local Government Law

Rules & Procedures

Little,Brown & Co

(From the Preface) Throughout these materials, we ask the questions that have been the focus of this book from its first edition: To what extent should local governments be permitted autonomously to to define their objectives? Who gets which services within within a community, and who should make those decisions? Who pays for the services that are provided? What kind of legal constraints are necessary to permit one jurisdiction from exploiting another? What kinds of legal entitlements should be used to assist those who cannot easily migrate to jurisdictions that they would find more hospitable? What are the motivations of local government officials?

Local Government Law: Cases and Materials

Baker, Lynn A.

Administrative Law

Brill Academic Pub

The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Theory and Practice

Updated and expanded for the second edition, this volume provides attorneys, academics and students with a detailed yet accessible overview of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Adopted by more than eighty nations and governing a significant portion of international sales, the CISG regulates contract formation, performance, risk of loss, conformity to contractual requirements and remedies for breach. This volume explains the CISG doctrines and their ambiguities, and appraises the extent to which the doctrines reduce transaction costs for commercial actors. Its topic-based approach will be ideal for those pursuing academic analysis or subject-specific research.

Walt, Steven D.

Foreign & International Law

Cambridge University Press

Negotiable Instruments & Payment Systems (The Professor Series)

Emanuel Pub. Corp

Gillette, Clayton P., Schwartz, Alan, Scott, Robert E.

Payment Systems and Credit Instruments (University Casebook Series)

Schwartz, Alan

Scott, Robert E.

Foundation Pr

Authoritative coverage describes and analyzes the law of sales under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as well as under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Text provides the framework for sales and governing law, contract formation, implied terms, formal requirements, performance, and risk of loss. Also covers remedies, the rights to goods, and documentary sales.

Sales Law: Domestic and International 1999

Business

Sales Law: Domestic and International (University Casebook)

(From the Preface) 
Throughout these materials, we ask the questions that have been the focus of this book from its first edition: To what extent should local governments be permitted autonomously to to define their objectives? Who gets which services within within a community, and who should make those decisions? Who pays for the services that are provided? What kind of legal constraints are necessary to permit one jurisdiction from exploiting another? What kinds of legal entitlements should be used to assist those who cannot easily migrate to jurisdictions that they would find more hospitable? What are the motivations of local government officials?

Local Government Law: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

Foundation Press

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