Bridging the Urban–Rural Divide
In recent years, newspaper headlines and commentators have bemoaned a growing “urban–rural divide,” characterized by stark differences in political and social attitudes that appear to be fueled, at least in
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Localism can only flourish with effective federal and state governments
Cities are the right frame for tackling many of our most important problems, from concentrated poverty to housing affordability, from economic opportunity to more sustainable living. But enamored as we
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Why midsized metro areas deserve our attention
Over the past few years, new research and major political and business events have combined to make Americans more attentive to how place shapes economic and social outcomes. Back in
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The new localism
Power is shifting in the world: downward from national governments and states to cities and metropolitan communities; horizontally from the public sector to networks of public, private and civic actors;
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