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Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1081

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-07-21
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  • Publisher: Elsevier

The new Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics: Cities and Geography reviews, synthesizes and extends the key developments in urban and regional economics and their strong connection to other recent developments in modern economics. Of particular interest is the development of the new economic geography and its incorporation along with innovations in industrial organization, endogenous growth, network theory and applied econometrics into urban and regional economics. The chapters cover theoretical developments concerning the forces of agglomeration, the nature of neighborhoods and human capital externalities, the foundations of systems of cities, the development of local political institut...

Promoting the General Welfare
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 354

Promoting the General Welfare

The U.S. Constitution calls on the government to "promote the general welfare." In this provocative and innovative book, a distinguished roster of political scientists and economists evaluates its ability to carry out this task. The first section of the book analyzes government performance in the areas of health, transportation, housing, and education, suggesting why suboptimal policies often prevail. The second set of chapters examines two novel and sometimes controversial tools that can be used to improve policy design: information markets and laboratory experiments. Finally, the third part of the book asks how three key institutions—Congress, the party system, and federalism—affect go...

Living in America
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 140
A Safety Net That Works
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 262

A Safety Net That Works

This is an edited volume reviewing the major means-tested social programs in the United States. Each author addresses a major program or area, reviewing each area’s successes and recommending how to address shortcomings through policy change. In general, our means-tested programs do many things well, but some adjustments to each could make the system much more effective. This book provides policymakers with a broad overview of the issues at hand in each program and how to address them.

Occasional Papers in Housing and Community Affairs
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 188

Occasional Papers in Housing and Community Affairs

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1979
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Rent Control
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 117

Rent Control

In this study, Dr. Charles Baird addresses the rent control boom currently underway in the United States. Beginning with the fundamentals of supply and demand for housing, Baird expands his analysis to include questions of equity, housing availability, and special interest manipulation of regulatory statutes. He shows that high housing costs do not occur in a vacuum but are related to many other governmental policies including zoning, housing codes, and environmental issues.

Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 655

Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States

Few United States government programs are as controversial as those designed to aid the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, aid to needy families is surrounded by debate—on what benefits should be offered, what forms they should take, and how they should be administered. The past few decades, in fact, have seen this debate lead to broad transformations of aid programs themselves, with Aid to Families with Dependent Children replaced by Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the Earned Income Tax Credit growing from a minor program to one of the most important for low-income families, and Medicaid greatly expanding its eligibility. This volume provides a remarkable overview of ho...

Substate Regionalism and the Federal System
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 396
Housing in the Seventies
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 832

Housing in the Seventies

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1976
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Housing and Planning References
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 678

Housing and Planning References

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1980
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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