Editors for vol. 2: Nancy Pindus, Howard Wial, Harold Wolman. Each vol. contains papers originally presented at conferences held at: the Brookings Institution on March 29-30, 2007, vol. 1; the Urban Institute, June 5-6, 2008, vol. 2. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Vol. 1: Introduction / Margery Austin Turner, Howard Wial, and Harold Wolman -- "Eds and meds" and metropolitan economic development / Timothy J. Bartik and George Erickcek -- Low-income homeownership as an asset-building tool : what can we tell policymakers? / George C. Galster and Anna M. Santiago -- Tax and expenditure limitations and their effects on local finances and urban areas / David Brunori ... [et al.] -- Preschool education and human capital development in central cities / Clive Belfield -- Can economically integrated neighborhoods improve children's educational outcomes? / Ingrid Gould Ellen, Amy Ellen Schwartz, and Leanna Stiefel -- Spatial development and energy consumption / Elena Safirova, Sebastien Houde, and Winston Harrington. Vol. 2: Introduction / Nancy Pindus, Howard Wial, and Harold Wolman-- Retail trade as a route to neighborhood revitalization / Karen Chapple and Rick Jacobus -- Correlates of mayoral takeovers in city school systems / Jeffrey R. Henig and Elisabeth Thurston Fraser -- The education gospel and the metropolis : the multiple roles of community colleges in workforce and economic development / W. Norton Grubb -- Living wage laws : how much do (can) they matter? / Harry J. Holzer -- The next move : metropolitan regions and the transformation of the freight transport and distribution system / Susan Christopherson and Michael H. Belzer -- How might inclusionary zoning affect urban form? / Rolf Pendall.
Summary:
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