Inman Making Cities Work

Prospects and Policies for Urban America
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3315-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten

Robert P. Inman is the Richard K. Mellon Professor, Finance and Economics, at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His books include Managing the Service Economy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Inman, Robert P.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations and Tables vii

Foreword by Robert P. Inman xi

Acknowledgments by Robert P. Inman xiii

Contributors xv

Chapter 1: Introduction: City Prospects, City Policies by Robert P. Inman 1

Chapter 2: Growth: The Death and Life of Cities by Edward L. Glaeser 22

Chapter 3: Transportation: Urban Transportation Policy by Kenneth A. Small 63

Chapter 4: Space: The Design of the Urban Environment by Witold Rybczynski 94

Chapter 5: Housing: Urban Housing Markets by Joseph Gyourko 123

Chapter 6: Immigration: How Immigration Affects U.S. Cities by David Card 158

Chapter 7: Race: The Perplexing Persistence of Race by Jacob L. Vigdor 201

Chapter 8: Poverty: Poverty among Inner-City Children by Janet Currie 226

Chapter 9: Education: Educating Urban Children by Richard J. Murnane 269

Chapter 10: Crime: Crime in the City by Philip J. Cook 297

Chapter 11: Finances: Financing City Services by Robert P. Inman 328

Index 363

Über Autor(innen)

Robert P. Inman is the Richard K. Mellon Professor, Finance and Economics, at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His books include Managing the Service Economy.