Cambridge Think Tank on climate, poverty and prosperity

Basic links on government tax, welfare and benefits policies and their advocates:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaranteed_minimum_income
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_tax
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigovian_tax
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_George
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_friedman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Coase
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadweight_loss
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excess_burden_of_taxation

# Analysis of a LVT with per plot rebate
http://www.unh.edu/news/docs/rengland_propertytax.pdf

# Explanation of why LVT hasn't been implemented in the UK successfully
http://www.lincolninst.edu/subcenters/valuation_taxation/dl/lichfield_connellan_2.pdf

# Article in FT about property tax
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/cb0abc70-3bd9-11dc-8002-0000779fd2ac.html

# Political parties support for tax reform is broad-based
http://www.labourland.org/
http://libdemsalter.org.uk/
http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/files/bow_group_keep_it_simple.pdf
http://www.scottishenterpriseparty.org/
http://www.greenparty.org.uk/

# worldwide experience and views on improving GDP/bbl
http://www.wupperinst.org/FactorFour/               # Stuff about doubling GDP, halving resource use
http://www.factor10-institute.org/                       # More ambitious stuff about economic progress
http://www.progress.org/archive/geono05.htm     # Places where LVT has worked

# Stuff on non-means-tested welfare
http://www.citizensincome.org/
http://www.etes.ucl.ac.be/BIEN/Index.html

# Commentary on Emissions trading in EU
http://www.climatecalm.org/drupal/index.php?q=node/78

# Ecologist Online article on Land Value Tax, Carbon Tax and housing
http://www.theecologist.org/archive_detail.asp?content_id=1010

Contact Dr. Adrian Wrigley,  ecologist@linuxchip.demon.co.uk