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The Homevoter Hypothesis: How Home Values Influence Local Government Taxation, School Finance, and Land-Use Policies (Updated Edition) by William A. Fischel Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-674-01595-9 / 0674015959 ISBN-13: 978-0-674-01595-1 / 9780674015951 Just as investors want the companies they hold equity in to do well, homeowners have a financial interest in the success of their communities. If neighborhood schools are good, if property taxes and crime rates are low, then the value of the homeowner's principal asset--his home--will rise. Thus, a |