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"Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Best Book of the Year Award in 2011 "A masterpiece." --Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics "Bursting with insights." --The New York Times Book Review A pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of cities America is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, unhealthy, environmentally unfriendly . . . or are they? In this revelatory book, Edward Glaeser, a leading urban economist, declares that cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in both cultural and economic terms) places to live. He travels through history and around the globe to reveal the hidden workings of cities and how they bring out the best in humankind. Using intrepid reportage, keen analysis, and cogent argument, Glaeser makes an urgent, eloquent case for the city's importance and splendor, offering inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest creation and our best hope for the future."--Provided by publisher.

Environmental planning --- ruimtelijke ordening --- comprehensive plans [reports] --- Economic geography --- 587 Stedenbeleid --- Urbanization --- Cities and towns --- -Urban economics --- 316.334.5 --- 911.375.9 --- 711.4 --- City economics --- Economics of cities --- Economics --- Global cities --- Municipalities --- Towns --- Urban areas --- Urban systems --- Human settlements --- Sociology, Urban --- Cities and towns, Movement to --- Urban development --- Social history --- Sociology, Rural --- Urban policy --- Rural-urban migration --- Growth --- Sociologie van het wonen, van de woonomgeving. Sociale ecologie. --- Verstedelijking. Stadsverval. Ontvolking van steden --- Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- Stedenbouw (theorie) --- Economic aspects --- Sociology, Urban. --- Urban economics. --- Urbanization. --- Growth. --- 711.4 Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- 911.375.9 Verstedelijking. Stadsverval. Ontvolking van steden --- 316.334.5 Sociologie van het wonen, van de woonomgeving. Sociale ecologie. --- Urban economics --- Urban sociology --- Growth, Urban --- Sprawl, Urban --- Urban growth --- Urban sprawl --- Migration, Internal --- Population --- Vital statistics --- Sociologie van het wonen, van de woonomgeving. Sociale ecologie --- Urbanisation --- Croissance urbaine --- Villes --- Sociologie urbaine --- Economie urbaine --- Aspect social

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Urban economics --- 911.375 --- 911.3:33 --- Cities and towns --- City economics --- Economics of cities --- Economics --- Urban settlements (their study and geography). Towns. Cities --- Economic geography --- Economic aspects --- Urban economics. --- Économie urbaine --- Développement économique --- Modèles mathématiques

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Not-for-profit organizations play a critical role in the American economy. In health care, education, culture, and religion, we trust not-for-profit firms to serve the interests of their donors, customers, employees, and society at large. We know that such firms don't try to maximize profits, but what do they maximize? This book attempts to answer that question, assembling leading experts on the economics of the not-for-profit sector to examine the problems of the health care industry, art museums, universities, and even the medieval church. Contributors look at a number of different aspects of not-for-profit operations, from the problems of fundraising, endowments, and governance to specific issues like hospital advertising. The picture that emerges is complex and surprising. In some cases, not-for-profit firms appear to work extremely well: competition for workers, customers, and donors leads not-for-profit organizations to function as efficiently as any for-profit firm. In other contexts, large endowments and weak governance allow elite workers to maximize their own interests, rather than those of their donors, customers, or society at large. Taken together, these papers greatly advance our knowledge of the dynamics and operations of not-for-profit organizations, revealing the under-explored systems of pressures and challenges that shape their governance.

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