What will be the Future of Cities?

The Future of Cities

Whatever the future holds for humanity, it is likely to take place in an urban context. Yet, there are many, and sometimes divergent, urban futures. This book is being published as a series, with permission of the American Enterprise Institute. Please return weekly to read each chapter as it is published.
Reno Nevada, 1980's

THE CHANGING GEOGRAPHY OF EDUCATION, INCOME GROWTH AND POVERTY IN AMERICA

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Europe

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TEXAS… DOOMED TO REPEAT CALIFORNIA’S MISTAKES?

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by Wendell Cox 02/13/2015 The world's second-largest city,…
Texas Pumpjack

AMERICA NEEDS THE TEXAS ECONOMY TO KEEP ON ROLLING

by Joel Kotkin 02/12/2015 In the last decade, Texas emerged…

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by Joel Kotkin 02/09/2015 Do the middle class and working…