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Report from the President

Regenerating America’s Legacy Cities

Gregory K. Ingram

July 2013, English

Over the past several decades, the structure of the U.S. economy has changed as it experienced a continuing reduction of overall employment in manufacturing and ongoing growth in the service sector, especially services involving knowledge workers. The geographic distribution of activity has also changed as population has continued to shift from the seasonal Northeast and […]

Economic Development, Public Finance, Urbanization

July 2013, English

Over the past several decades, the structure of the U.S. economy has changed as it experienced a continuing reduction of overall employment in manufacturing and ongoing growth in the service sector, especially services involving knowledge workers. The geographic distribution of activity has also changed as population has continued to shift from the seasonal Northeast and […]

Economic Development, Public Finance, Urbanization

Puerto Madero

A Critique

Alfredo Garay, with Laura Wainer, Hayley Henderson, and Demian Rotbart

July 2013, English

More than two decades have passed since a government-led megaproject set out to transform Puerto Madero, the oldest sector of the port district at the mouth of the River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Once a center of decay that was hastening decline in the adjacent downtown, Puerto Madero is now a tourist icon and […]

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization

July 2013, English

More than two decades have passed since a government-led megaproject set out to transform Puerto Madero, the oldest sector of the port district at the mouth of the River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Once a center of decay that was hastening decline in the adjacent downtown, Puerto Madero is now a tourist icon and […]

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Use and Zoning, Urbanization

El camino a la recuperación

Cómo gobernar la reconstrucción después de una catástrofe

Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky

July 2013, Spanish

Imagínese por un instante que usted es un líder político –un primer ministro, presidente o gobernador– y que se despierta con la noticia de que se produjo un desastre natural. Hubo víctimas, se derrumbaron edificios, la infraestructura está colapsando y los líderes locales necesitan desesperadamente recursos adicionales y soporte. Usted responde inmediatamente, enviando personal y […]

City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Local Government, Public Finance

July 2013, Spanish

Imagínese por un instante que usted es un líder político –un primer ministro, presidente o gobernador– y que se despierta con la noticia de que se produjo un desastre natural. Hubo víctimas, se derrumbaron edificios, la infraestructura está colapsando y los líderes locales necesitan desesperadamente recursos adicionales y soporte. Usted responde inmediatamente, enviando personal y […]

City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Local Government, Public Finance

The Road to Recovery

Governing Post-Disaster Reconstruction

Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky

July 2013, English

Imagine for a moment that you are a political leader—a prime minister, president, or governor—and you awake to the news that natural disaster has struck. Citizens died, buildings collapsed, infrastructure is hobbled, and local leaders desperately need additional resources and support. You respond immediately, sending personnel and equipment to the disaster zone and pledging additional […]

City and Regional Planning, Environment, Local Government, Public Finance

July 2013, English

Imagine for a moment that you are a political leader—a prime minister, president, or governor—and you awake to the news that natural disaster has struck. Citizens died, buildings collapsed, infrastructure is hobbled, and local leaders desperately need additional resources and support. You respond immediately, sending personnel and equipment to the disaster zone and pledging additional […]

City and Regional Planning, Environment, Local Government, Public Finance

Perfil académico

Tao Ran

July 2013, Spanish

Tao Ran es profesor en la Escuela de Economía de la Universidad de Renmin en China, y director del Centro Chino de Economía y Gobierno Público de dicha universidad. También es senior fellow no residente del Instituto Brookings. Su campo de especialización se centra en la urbanización de China y en la economía política de […]

Economic Development, Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization

July 2013, Spanish

Tao Ran es profesor en la Escuela de Economía de la Universidad de Renmin en China, y director del Centro Chino de Economía y Gobierno Público de dicha universidad. También es senior fellow no residente del Instituto Brookings. Su campo de especialización se centra en la urbanización de China y en la economía política de […]

Economic Development, Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization

Faculty Profile

Tao Ran

July 2013, English

Tao Ran is a professor in the School of Economics at Renmin University of China and director of the university’s China Center for Public Economics and Governance. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institute. His field of specialization centers on China’s urbanization and the political economy of the economic transition, land […]

Economic Development, Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization

July 2013, English

Tao Ran is a professor in the School of Economics at Renmin University of China and director of the university’s China Center for Public Economics and Governance. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institute. His field of specialization centers on China’s urbanization and the political economy of the economic transition, land […]

Economic Development, Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization

Land Lines, July 2013

Edited by Maureen Clarke

July 2013, English

In this issue, we feature articles on a megaproject to transform Puerto Madero, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; the conservation efforts of Kenyon College; and ongoing research into the role of government in successful post-disaster recovery efforts.

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Environment, Urbanization

July 2013, English

In this issue, we feature articles on a megaproject to transform Puerto Madero, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; the conservation efforts of Kenyon College; and ongoing research into the role of government in successful post-disaster recovery efforts.

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Environment, Urbanization

China’s Special Economic Zones and Industrial Clusters

Success and Challenges

Douglas Zhihua Zeng

July 2013, English

Working Paper

July 2013, English

Working Paper