This paper seeks to understand the role of corruption in the land development process, and to comprehend the current extent of corrupt practices in urban development in order to evaluate the impact of corruption on urban environmental outcomes.

Eddo Coiacetto and Doug Baker examine the extent and nature of real estate development by local governments in Queensland, a state where private sector values are often assumed to prevail. At least a third of local governments in Queensland have developed land, often because of a perceived failure of the private sector to provide development...

Brendan Gleeson and Eddo Coiacetto review the historical and contemporary contexts for public land development in Australia, focusing on the rationale for this form of government intervention in urban and peri-urban land markets. They focus on the specific case of public land development agencies: state owned enterprises that participate directly in land markets, via the...