State & Local Governance

Customers shop for produce at the Food Project's Farmer's Market in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester, Massachusetts August 14, 2007. Each year The Food Project hires 60 youth to grow food on their farms

The Avenue

Governors’ strategies for geographic and racial inclusion

Nathan Arnosti and John D. Ratliff

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Governor Cuomo Announces Round III of Nation-Leading New NY Broadband Program to Bring High-Speed Internet Access to New Yorkers

The Avenue

Three ways governors are investing in innovation

Nathan Arnosti and John D. Ratliff

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Fritza Lemitelamy (R) and her son Jonathan, students in the Culinary Job Training Program at the New Hampshire Food Bank, cart applesauce made by the class to a freezer amid shelves of the food bank's storage space in Manchester, New Hampshire November 6, 2013. Fritza Lemitelamy, a single mother of six, and two of her children are taking the eight week course for the unemployed and the underemployed with the ultimate goal of opening their own Haitian restaurant. The class, which in addition to teaching kitchen and life skills produces meals for three agencies of the New Hampshire Food Bank. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY FOOD) - TM4E9B719LW01

The Avenue

A governor’s policy playbook to address disruptions from automation and artificial intelligence

John D. Ratliff and Nathan Arnosti

Friday, March 1, 2019

San Diego, California

The Avenue

Mayors or the FCC: Who understands the broadband needs of metropolitan residents?

Friday, February 22, 2019

Reports

Migrants set off on foot for the border with Austria from Budapest, Hungary, September 4, 2015. Hundreds of migrants broke out of a Hungarian border camp on Friday and others set off on foot from Budapest as authorities scrambled to contain a migrant crisis that has brought Europe?s asylum system to breaking point. Hungary says it is enforcing European Union rules that it must register all migrants caught crossing Hungary?s borders, but thousands are refusing and demand they be allowed to continue their journey to western Europe from war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The European Union normally allows free movement between the 26 countries of its Schengen border-free zone, but its rules require asylum seekers to register in the first country where they arrive and remain until they are processed. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo - LR2EB94125QO3

Migrants, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

The Global Compact on Refugees: The role of cities

Jessica Brandt and Joanna Henderson

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

People enjoying the public space

Economic Development

Why we need to invest in transformative placemaking

Jennifer S. Vey

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Countering the geography of discontent

Economic Development

Countering the geography of discontent: Strategies for left-behind places

Clara Hendrickson, Mark Muro, and William A. Galston

November, 2018

Escobal Silver Mine, in the town of San Rafael las Flores, Guatemala

Report

Annotated Bibliography: Transparency, accountability, and participation along the natural resource value chain

Norman Eisen, Daniel Kaufmann, and Nathaniel Heller

Monday, October 22, 2018

Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Ayanna Pressley takes the stage after winning the Democratic primary in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC18A8D36090

Cities & Regions

Analysis of black women’s electoral strength in an era of fractured politics

September 10, 2018

Blog Posts

A staff member of nuTonomy demonstrates their self-driving taxi booking app on a mobile phone drives during its public trial in Singapore August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su - D1BETXLELYAA

TechTank

Brookings survey finds 51 percent prefer digital access to government services over phone calls or personal visits to agency offices

Darrell M. West

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

The San Francisco skyline is seen behind a woman as she walks past a condemned area on Treasure Island, near San Francisco, California, U.S. October 18, 2018. Picture taken October 18, 2018. To match Special Report USA-MILITARY/LEGACY REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage. - RC1EDF07AC90

TechTank

How technological progress can cause urban fragility

Kevin C. Desouza and J. David Selby

Thursday, February 7, 2019

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom speaks after being elected governor of the state during an election night party in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1A31C99A70

The Avenue

Five bold ideas from new governors on economic innovation and inclusion

John D. Ratliff and Nathan Arnosti

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

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Events

Raghuram Rajan: How markets and the state leave the community behind

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Trans-Atlantic trade and local governance: A conversation with US and UK mayors

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST

POSTPONED — ‘The New Localism: How cities can thrive in the age of populism’

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

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Related Books

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A History of Law and Lawyers in the GATT/WTO

By World Trade Organization WTO

2018

The New Localism

By Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak

2018

Brookings / Ash Center Series, “Innovative Governance in the 21st Century”

By Stephen Goldsmith and Neil Kleiman; Foreword by Steve Case

2017

Multimedia

The Michigan Capitol building is pictured in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. on December 19, 2016. Picture taken on December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC11AFAFA100

Podcast Episode

A big election year for states in the 2018 midterms

Amy Liu and Fred Dews

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks in front of the Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Cities & Regions

How cities can thrive in the age of Trump

Bruce Katz, Jeremy Nowak, Bill Finan, and Fred Dews

Friday, February 2, 2018

Seal for the San Diego Mayor.

Podcast Episode

Today’s mayors are tackling new challenges

Alaina J. Harkness and Fred Dews

Friday, December 1, 2017

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

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Monday, December 3, 2018

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Investing in better procurement processes can enable better infrastructure outcomes

Shalini Vajjhala and Ellory Monks

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