Making cities work prospects and policies for urban America - Inman, Robert P. (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton Univ. Press, 2009)
Introduction : city prospects, city policies / Robert P. Inman -- Growth : the death and life of cities / Edward L. Glaeser -- Transportation : urban transportation policy / Kenneth A. Small -- Space : the design of the urban environment / Witold Rybczynski -- Housing : urban housing markets / Joseph Gyourko -- Immigration : how immigration affects U.S. cities / David Card -- Race : the perplexing persistence of race / Jacob L. Vigdor -- Poverty : poverty among inner-city children / Janet Currie -- Education : educating urban children / Richard J. Murnane -- Crime : crime in the city / Philip J. Cook -- Finances : financing city services / Robert P. Inman.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Keywords: Cities and towns -- United States; Urbanization -- United States; Urban economics; Sociology, Urban -- United States; City and town life -- United States; Urban policy -- United States; Electronic books; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban