Before the Business-Higher Education Roundtable of the Capital Region, Bruce Katz outlined the broad economic and demographic changes currently roiling the nation and the four new rules of economic success these trends engender with specific focus on Albany, N.Y. and environs. These forces often seem abstract but they are fundamentally altering the role and relationships of cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas.
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Commentary
Towards a Competitive Capital Region
December 13, 2005