The Struggle over Smart Growth in New Jersey $3.95 Publication Date: April 01, 2005 The idea of "smart growth," broadly defined as concentrated, urban-style new development that limits "sprawl" and thus preserves woodlands and other open space, has long appealed to city... Add to Cart
"The Story After the Story": The Los Angeles Times's Coverage of Arnold Schwarzenegger $3.95 Publication Date: April 01, 2005 On October 2, 2003, on the eve of a special election to choose a new Governor of California, the Los Angeles Times published a lengthy investigative article about allegations of sexual... Add to Cart
Aiding or Abetting? World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project (Epilogue) $2.45 Publication Date: March 31, 2005 When the World Bank signed an agreement with the government of Peru in December, 1997 to provide a $22.5 million loan to help reform the country's antiquated and corrupt judicial system, the... Add to Cart
AirTran Airways' West Coast Service $3.95 Publication Date: March 01, 2005 On March 4, 2003, AirTran Airways announced new non-stop service from Atlanta to Los Angeles. The routes were a major commitment for AirTran, and came at a time when the airline industry was... Add to Cart
A Public Service or Gravy Train? The Federal Guaranteed Student Loan Program $3.95 Publication Date: February 01, 2005 Beginning with the so-called GI Bill in 1944, the US federal government began to intervene in the higher education marketplace to provide subsidized loans, as well as grants, directly to... Add to Cart
Congestion Charging in London: The Economics of Congestion Tolls (B) $3.95 Publication Date: February 01, 2005 In July 2004, Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of Greater London, had to decide whether or not to expand the system of congestion charging he had implemented 17 months earlier. Skeptics had... Add to Cart
Congestion Charging in London: The Western Extension (A) $3.95 Publication Date: February 01, 2005 In July 2004, Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of Greater London, had to decide whether or not to expand the system of congestion charging he had implemented 17 months earlier. Skeptics had... Add to Cart
A Mega-Church Takes on Urban Problems: Fellowship Bible Comes to South Midtown $3.95 Publication Date: January 01, 2005 Twenty five years after its founding in members' homes, the non-denominational, evangelical Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock, Arkansas had become a "mega-church", holding worship... Add to Cart
The Eagle and the Dragon: The November 1999 US-China Bilateral Agreement and the Battle Over PNTR $3.95 Publication Date: December 07, 2004 On December 11, 2001, China became a member of the World Trade Organization. Many say the 1999 US-China bilateral trade agreement and the vote in Congress to permanently establish normal... Add to Cart
Smarter Foreign Aid?: USAID $3.95 Publication Date: December 1, 2004 The US Agency for International Development (USAID), responsible for US government aid to developing nations, had come under increasing criticism from Congress and others during the 1990s... Add to Cart
The Coffee Crisis $3.95 Publication Date: December 01, 2004 In 2004, the governments of coffee producing countries were considering how to respond to the dramatic decline in coffee prices caused in part by a large increase in coffee production in... Add to Cart
Trust and Mistrust: External Evaluators Assess Mexico's Anti-Poverty Programs (Abridged) $3.95 Publication Date: December 01, 2004 For much of its history as an independent nation, the government of Mexico provided a wide range of publicly-funded social services for the poor. Such "poverty alleviation" efforts included... Add to Cart
