Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Urban & Regional

Across the US, cities and metropolitan areas are facing huge economic and competitive challenges that Washington won't, or can't, solve. The good news is that networks of metropolitan leaders - mayors, business and labor leaders, educators, and philanthropists - are stepping up and powering the nation forward. These state and local leaders are doing the hard work to grow more jobs and make their communities more prosperous, and they're investing in infrastructure, making manufacturing a priority, and equipping workers with the skills they need.

In "The Metropolitan Revolution," Bruce...

"El libro, de un lado, realiza un gran esfuerzo de sistematizaciOn conceptual crItica, sobre las definiciones de fronteras, regiOn y las interacciones con el Estado-NaciOn. SeNala aportes de otros autores, pero tambiEn limitaciones, no solo en el plano teOrico sino aplicado. Ese es el otro aporte principal del trabajo, la presentaciOn y balance de casos bilaterales y de procesos de integraciOn. Es un estudio de utilidad para la academia, los implementadores de polIticas, funcionarios de acuerdos de integraciOn y pUblico no especializado. Es, ademAs, un trabajo comprometido con la...

Millions of Americans have lost their homes since the start of the recession initiated by the financial crisis of 2008-09. But is the dream of homeownership for America's working families obsolete, an aspiration from a bygone era? "Regaining the Dream" rejects that notion and proposes a way to strengthen the financial system while simultaneously promoting an equitable and viable American homeownership policy.

For the first time, the authors of "Regaining the Dream" offer data-driven evidence on how the mortgage industry can serve working families in the United States, pointing the way to...