Making Cities Work
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Making Cities Work

Prospects and Policies for Urban America

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Making Cities Work

Prospects and Policies for Urban America

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Making Cities Work brings together leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer critical perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in today's fast-evolving economy. Successful cities provide jobs, quality schools, safe and clean neighborhoods, effective transportation, and welcoming spaces for all residents. But cities must be managed well if they are to remain attractive places to work, relax, and raise a family; otherwise residents, firms, and workers will leave and the social and economic advantages of city living will be lost.
Drawing on cutting-edge research in the social sciences, the contributors explore optimal ways to manage the modern city and propose solutions to today's most pressing urban problems. Topics include the urban economy, transportation, housing and open space, immigration, race, the impacts of poverty on children, education, crime, and financing and managing services. The contributors show how to make cities work for diverse urban constituencies, and why we still need cities despite the many challenges they pose. Making Cities Work brings the latest findings in urban economics to policymakers, researchers, and students, as well as anyone interested in urban affairs.
In addition to the editor, the contributors are David Card, Philip J. Cook, Janet Currie, Edward L. Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko, Richard J. Murnane, Witold Rybczynski, Kenneth A. Small, and Jacob L. Vigdor.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9781400833153
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business General
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations and Tables
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Contributors
  10. 1. Introduction: City Prospects, City Policies
  11. 2. Growth: The Death and Life of Cities
  12. 3. Transportation: Urban Transportation Policy
  13. 4. Space: The Design of the Urban Environment
  14. 5. Housing: Urban Housing Markets
  15. 6. Immigration: How Immigration Affects U.S. Cities
  16. 7. Race: The Perplexing Persistence of Race
  17. 8. Poverty: Poverty among Inner-City Children
  18. 9. Education: Educating Urban Children
  19. 10. Crime: Crime in the City
  20. 11. Finances: Financing City Services
  21. Author Index
  22. Subject Index