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With particular emphasis on the role and effectiveness of public policy, this completely revised and updated volume focuses on the question: What can be learned from a rigorous comparison of the patterns of urban concentrations of residents and employment in Western Europe and the United States? A wide range of methodological techniques, including economic theory, econometrics, regional science, and institutional historical analysis, is used to analyze the factors underlying urban economic development.
"Summers et al. have produced a fine work of empirical strength and analytical vigor. The comparative framework supports and facilitates important and useful insights. The articles illuminate not just the patterns of urban development on two continents but also their implications, including systemic governmental and policy ideas."
Urban Change in the United States and Western Europe: Comparative Analysis and Policy, edited by Anita A. Summers, Paul C. Cheshire and Lanfranco Senn, is available from the Urban Institute Press (paper, ISBN 0-87766-683-0, $39.50). To obtain a copy call (202) 261-5687 or 800.537.5487.
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