This paper revisits and contributes to geographies of the 2007 financial crisis and ensuing recession by testing the statistical relationships between a set of economic indicators and growth in metropolitan areas in the United States. Two research questions organize the quantitative strategy....

"Subprime Cities: The Political Economy of Mortgage Markets presents a collection of works from social scientists that offer important insights into what is happening in today's mortgage market including the causes, effects, and aftermath of the 'subprime' mortgage crisis"--

The Italian system of local government has experienced a series of fundamental innovations during the last decade. Although Italy's territorial government has moved from a light to a stronger decentralization, the Country has been embedded in an endless transition process. The last few years...