Metropolitan Resilience in a Time of Economic Turmoil

Contents

contents Preface and Acknowledgments vii Michael A. Pagano part one: overview “Cities and the Great Recession: Lessons in Dynamic Change and Adaptation” 3 Michael A. Pagano part two: white papers “Building the Local Social Safety Net in an Era of Fiscal Constraint” 21 Margaret Weir discussants: “Low-Wage Work and the Fraying of the Social Safety Net” 50 Nik Theodore “Social Safety Nets: Subsidies and Place” 54 Rachel A. Gordon “Resilient Economic Development: Challenges and Opportunities” 58 Raphael W. Bostic discussants: “Economic and Policy Cycles and the Great Recession” 80 Rachel Weber “An Interrelated International Urban Economy” 86 Geoffrey J. D. Hewings “How Cities Collaborate While Competing in the New Economy” 89 Richard C. Feiock discussants: “Collaboration and Competition within the Chicago Metropolitan Region” 112 Rebecca Hendrick “A Nuanced Perspective of Local Governance” 117 Annette Steinacker “The Legacy Costs of Earlier Decisions” 122 Richard P. Nathan discussants: “Legacy Infrastructure Costs: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?” 141 Philip Ashton “Pension Costs and Durable Public Infrastructure” 145 David Merriman part three: summary “Conversations with Local Policy Officials: A Synthesis” 155 Breeze Richardson part four: policy experiments “What Now?” 175 List of Contributors 179 ...