Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Edward Glaeser
yhteensä 37 hakutulosta
The Urban Imperative
The great transition from farm to city is filled with economic, social, and political promise. But too many cities in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to suffer from the oldest urban …
Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment
Policy makers often call for increased spending on infrastructure, which can encompass a broad range of investments, from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand …
Corruption and Reform
Despite recent corporate scandals, the United States is among the world's least corrupt nations. But in the nineteenth century, the degree of fraud and corruption in America …
Urban Empires
We live in the 'urban century'. Cities all over the world - in both developing and developed countries - display complex evolutionary patterns. Urban Empires charts the …
Triumph of the City
A pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of citiesAmerica is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, …
Housing Markets and the Economy – Risk, Regulation, and Policy
The timing of this volume could not be more opportune. Based on the work of Karl "Chip" Case, who is renowned for his scientific contributions to the economics of housing and …
The Governance of Not-for-Profit Organizations
Not-for-profit organizations play a critical role in the American economy, but little attention is paid to the pressures and challenges that affect their governance. We know such …
Fighting Poverty in the US and Europe
As events highlight deep divisions in attitudes between America and Europe, this is a very timely study of different approaches to the problems of domestic inequality and poverty. …
Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation
One of our great urbanists and one of our great public health experts join forces to reckon with how cities are changing in the face of existential threats the pandemic has only …
Housing and the Financial Crisis
Conventional wisdom held that housing prices couldn't fall. But the spectacular boom and bust of the housing market during the first decade of the twenty-first century and millions …
Governance of Not-for-Profit Organizations
Not-for-profit organizations play a critical role in the American economy. In health care, education, culture, and religion, we trust not-for-profit firms to serve the interests of …
After the Flood
The past three decades have been characterized by vast change and crises in global financial markets-and not in politically unstable countries but in the heart of the developed …