Monday, March 21, 2011

Book Review: ‘Triumph of the City’

By Alex Massie






Editor’s Rating:
The Good: Glaeser is thorough—and optimistic—about how urban living can result in magical connections that foment innovation and help build industry.
The Bad: Glaeser’s progostication for some cities—Buffalo, Liepzig, New Orleans—suggests they should shrink to remain relevant.
The Bottom Line: Glaeser argues that the best cities attract and properly allocate human capital and should be judged by these standards, rather than their

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