The Closer You Look, the Worse It Seems
New research details how US families struggle with unstable income not just from year to year but even from week to week.
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Economic Development - Book Reviews
Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor
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Is Housing a Human Right?
Has capitalism failed to provide adequate housing, and if so, where do we go from here?
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Dissonance, Harmony, and Compassion
Rose’s bold theory, which offers a new framework for urban planning, could benefit from equally comprehensive recommendations about how to implement it.
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China’s Many Economies
It can be tempting to overgeneralize about patterns in China’s economic development—even for scholars who acknowledge the country’s great diversity.
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Technology and Trust
The sharing economy can help us coordinate economy activity, but that’s not the same thing as building interpersonal trust and understanding.
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Boulevards and Beltlines
How citizens can push back against urban sprawl and create vibrant, interconnected communities.
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On the Rise
A new book reminds pessimists that growing numbers of people around the world are wealthier and healthier than ever before.
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A Tale of Two Futures
The sharing economy, as a feature of urban life, could evolve in promising or not-so-promising ways.
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Tech Is Not the (Only) Answer
Digital tools are a necessary but not sufficient component of any long-term social change effort.
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Lending Out Wisdom
A memoir by the founder of Kiva highlights the passion that marks the life of a social entrepreneur.