Matthew E. Kahn is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business at Johns Hopkins University, where he is the director of the 21st Century Cities Initiative. He is the author of Climatopolis: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future and the coauthor of Blue Skies Over Beijing: Economic Growth and the Environment in China. Mac McComas is the senior program manager for Johns Hopkins University's 21st Century Cities Initiative.

• Preface Chapter One. Cities at a CrossroadsChapter Two. Long-Run Trends in PovertyChapter Three. Urban Labor Market DemandChapter Four. The Labor Supply of Local ResidentsChapter Five. Urban Neighborhood Quality of LifeChapter Six. Improving Urban GovernanceChapter Seven. Promising TrendsChapter Eight. New Knowledge Fuels the ComebackReferencesIndex

Matthew E. Kahn is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business at Johns Hopkins University, where he is the director of the 21st Century Cities Initiative. He is the author of Climatopolis: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future and the coauthor of Blue Skies Over Beijing: Economic Growth and the Environment in China. Mac McComas is the senior program manager for Johns Hopkins University's 21st Century Cities Initiative.

• Preface Chapter One. Cities at a CrossroadsChapter Two. Long-Run Trends in PovertyChapter Three. Urban Labor Market DemandChapter Four. The Labor Supply of Local ResidentsChapter Five. Urban Neighborhood Quality of LifeChapter Six. Improving Urban GovernanceChapter Seven. Promising TrendsChapter Eight. New Knowledge Fuels the ComebackReferencesIndex

Matthew E. Kahn is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business at Johns Hopkins University, where he is the director of the 21st Century Cities Initiative. He is the author of Climatopolis: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future and the coauthor of Blue Skies Over Beijing: Economic Growth and the Environment in China. Mac McComas is the senior program manager for Johns Hopkins University's 21st Century Cities Initiative.

• Preface Chapter One. Cities at a CrossroadsChapter Two. Long-Run Trends in PovertyChapter Three. Urban Labor Market DemandChapter Four. The Labor Supply of Local ResidentsChapter Five. Urban Neighborhood Quality of LifeChapter Six. Improving Urban GovernanceChapter Seven. Promising TrendsChapter Eight. New Knowledge Fuels the ComebackReferencesIndex