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The Economic Potential of American Cities

Bruce Katz
Bruce Katz Founding Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab - Drexel University

October 1, 2006

In this paper for Living Cities: The National Community Development Initiative, Bruce Katz examines the profound demographic and economic changes roiling the nation and outlines six key strategies, and their federal policy components, for American cities to leverage these trends for greater prosperity.


 

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