Can China’s market-building approach to Africa complement the West’s tradition democracy-building approach?
A Brief History of Cheap Labor
How was cheap labor key to turning Britain, Germany and the United States into industrial powers?
Lower Healthcare Costs: Learning From History
How did Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter tackle high prices in key sectors of the U.S. economy?
Barcelona and Madrid: A Tale of Two Cities (Part I)
How has a high-speed rail corridor changed the profile of Spain’s largest cities?
Four-Wheeling in the Sky: Notes on American Infrastructure
What lessons can be learned from a train trip across America?
1860 and the Challenges of the Future (Part I)
What similarities emerge between the U.S. economy of today and that of 1860?
Redesigning Urban Transport
What is the future of transportation in the world’s largest cities?
The New Geopolitics of Latin America
What does the future hold for geopolitics and power in Latin America?
Iraq’s Railways and Amtrak
Is U.S. reconstruction policy abroad more sensible than it is at home?