導讀 英語思辨，攻錯他山 硃績崧 v
Preface xiii
Topic Guide xiii
Introduction xv
Issue 1. Does Neighborhood Gentrification Benefit the Inner-City Poor? 1
Issue 2. Should State Governments Impose Strong Limitations on the Ability of Cities to Use Eminent Domain Powers for Economic Development Purposes? 39
Issue 3. Should Cities Rely on Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as a Primary Tool in Their Efforts to Promote Local Economic Development? 66
Issue 4. Does Broken-Windows Policing Reduce Crime? 95
Issue 5. Did the Government’s Regulation of Lending Institutions Under the Community Reinvestment Act Lead to the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis? 132
Issue 6. Should U.S. Cities Adopt a System of “Congestion Pricing” to “Tame” Traffic? 165
Issue 7. Should the United States Invest in High-Speed Intercity Rail? 193
Issue 8. Is Urban Sprawl a Sufficiently Important Problem to Merit Government Corrective Action? 230
Issue 9. Do Portland-Style Smart Growth Policies Raise Housing Prices and Hurt Urban Livability? 261
Issue 10. Does New Urbanism Represent a Viable Strategy That Can Transform Suburban Communities? 296
Contributors to This Volume 322
· · · · · · (收起)