{"product_id":"readings-in-urban-economics-isbn-9780631215882","title":"Readings in Urban Economics","description":"\u003ci\u003eReadings in Urban Economics: Issues and Public Policy\u003c\/i\u003e gathers popular press articles, reviews of applied economics literature, and regression-based empirical studies to examine pressing public policy issues in urban areas.  Notes on Editor and Authors. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Editorial Introduction: Robert W. Wassmer (Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration, California State University, Sacramento).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. US Cities Coming Back from Decades of Decline: John Machacek (Writer, Gannett News Service).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Urban Growth:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Draw of Downtown: Big Growth Predicted for Many US Cities: Dorian Friedman (Writer, US News and World Report).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The State of the Cities: Downtown is Up: The Economist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Urban Diversity and Economic Growth: John M. Quigley (Department of Economics and Goldman School of Public Policy; University of California, Berkeley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Projecting Growth of Metropolitan Areas: Edwin S. Mills (Department of Finance, Northwestern University) and Luan Sende Lubuelle (Department of Economics, Northwestern University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading Samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Location, Land Use, and Urban Sprawl:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Dreams of Fields: The New Politics of Urban Sprawl: Timothy Egan (Writer, The New York Times).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Al Gore Has A New Worry: George F. Will (Newsweek).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Urban Spatial Structure: Alex Anas (Department of Economics, University of Buffalo); Richard Arnott (Department of Economics, Boston College); and Kenneth A. Small (Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. How America's Cities are Growing: The Big Picture: Anthony Downs (Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Prove It: The Costs and Benefits of Sprawl: Peter Gordon (Department of Economics and School of Policy, Planning, and Development; University of Southern California); and Harry W. Richardson (Department of Economics and School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Comment on Carl Abbott's 'The Portland Region: Where Cities and Suburbs Talk to Each Other and Often Agree': William A. Fischel (Department of Economics, Dartmouth College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Do Suburbs Need Cities?: Richard Voith (Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading Samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Local Economic Development Incentives:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Ohio Looks Hard at What's Lost Through Business Subsidies: Neal R. Pierce (Writer, Washington Post).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Jobs, Productivity, and Local Economic Development: What Implications Does Economic Research Have for the Role of Government: Timothy J. Bartik (Economist, W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: Are New Stadiums Worth the Cost?: Roger G. Noll (Department of Economics, Stanford University) and Andrew Zimbalist (Department of Economics, Smith College).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Can Local Incentives Alter a Metropolitan City's Economic Development?: Robert W. Wassmer (Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration, California State University, Sacramento).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading Samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Race, Employment, and Poverty in Urban Areas:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Big U. S. Cities Carry Welfare Burden: Deep Poverty, Isolation from Suburbs Keep Many from Independence: Laura Meckler (Writer, Associated Press).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Race Panel Divided Over Poverty: Experts Disagree on Causes, Cures of Urban Problems: Louis Freedberg (Writer, The San Francisco Chronicle).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. No Easy Way Out: Study Finds Urban Poverty Digs Heels In: Jamie Woodwell (Writer, Nation's Cities Weekly) and Susan Rosenblum (Nation's Cities Weekly).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Inner Cities: Edwin S. Mills (Department of Finance, Northwestern University) and Luan Sende Lubuele (Department of Economics, Northwestern University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Information on the Spatial Distribution of Job Opportunities within Metropolitan Areas: Keith R. Ihlanfeldt (Department of Economics, Georgia State University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading Samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Urban Public Education:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Why I'm Reluctantly Backing Vouchers: Arthur Levine (Teachers College, Columbia University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Current Issues in Public Urban Education: Lawrence O. Picus (School of Education, University of Southern California).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Why is it So Hard to Help Central City Schools?: William Duncombe (Department of Public Administration, Syracuse University) and John Yinger (Department of Economics, Syracuse University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading Samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: Urban Public Housing:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Miracle in New Orleans: What Do a Bunch of College Professors Know About Fixing Public Housing Projects? A Lot, it Turns Out: S. C. Gwynne (Writer, Time Magazine).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Urban Housing Policy in the 1990s: Stuart A. Gabriel (Department of Finance, University of Southern California).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. The Dynamics of Housing Assistance Spells: Thomas L. Hungerford (United States General Accounting Office and The American University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading Samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII: Urban Crime:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. The Mystery of the Falling Crime Rate: David C. Anderson (Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Bright Lights, Big City, and Safe Streets: Urban Dwellers Bask in Greater Sense of Security, as Crime Rates Drop Even Further: Leon Lazaroff (Writer, Christian Science Monitor) and Jim Blair (Writer, Christian Science Monitor).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Urban Crime: Issues and Policies: Ann Dryden Witte (Department of Economics, Florida International University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Estimating the Economic Model of Crime with Panel Data: Christopher Cornwell (Department of Economics, University of Georgia) and William Trumbull (Department of Economics, West Virginia University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading Samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX: Urban Transportation:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Or, Why Motorists Always Outsmart Planners, Economists, and Traffic Engineers: The Unbridgeable Gap: The Economist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. You Ride, I'll Pay: Social Benefits and Transportation Subsidies: Janet Rothenburg Pack (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Urban Traffic Congestion: A New Approach to the Gordian Knot: Kenneth A. Small (Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Infrastructure Services and the Productivity of Public Capital: The Case of Streets and Highways: Marlon G. Boarnet (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of California, Irvine).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading Samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart X: Local Government:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. Why I Love the Suburbs: Debra Meyers (Citizen Editorialist, Buffalo News).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. Metropolitan Fiscal Disparities: Roy Bahl (Department of Economics, Georgia State University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. Economic Influences on the Structure of Local Government in US Metropolitan Areas: Ronald C. Fisher (Department of Economics and Honors College, Michigan State University) and Robert W. Wassmer (Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration, California State University, Sacramento).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading Samples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Academic Journals and Websites in Applied and Policy-Orientated Urban Economics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert W. Wassmer\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration at California State University, Sacramento. As Director of the system-wide California State University Faculty Fellows Applied Research Program, he heads a group of public policy consultants to the state of California. His research in urban economic development and state\/local public finance has appeared in numerous prestigious journals such as the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Urban Economics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUrban Studies.\u003c\/i\u003e He has taught at Wayne State University's Department of Economics and College of Urban, Labor, and Metropolitan Affairs, and holds a PhD from Michigan State University.  \u003ci\u003eReadings in Urban Economics: Issues and Public Policy\u003c\/i\u003e gathers popular press articles, reviews of applied economics literature, and regression-based empirical studies to examine pressing public policy issues in urban areas. The readings extend beyond textbook economic theory and allow for a more in-depth and real-world analysis of a multitude of twenty-first-century urban concerns: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUrban growth and urban sprawl.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHousing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEconomic development incentives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCrime.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRace, employment, and poverty.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransportation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublic primary and secondary education.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLocal government.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Advanced undergraduates and graduates studying urban and\/or regional economics, policy, studies, affairs, and planning - as well as urban academics, practitioners, policymakers, and planners - will appreciate the editorial framework of introduction, discussion questions, samples from selected further readings, and an appendix that conveniently lists pertinent journals in applied and policy-oriented urban economics and their websites.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989919973605,"sku":"NP9780631215882","price":62.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631215882.jpg?v=1761785909","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/readings-in-urban-economics-isbn-9780631215882","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}