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A Patient's Guide to Cancer was written for newly diagnosed cancer patients, their families and friends with the goal of demystifying the processes underlying the disease and explaining how recent discoveries about these processes have and continue to translate into the development of promising new approaches to diagnosis and treatment. While the book is intended to be generally accessible to non-scientists, additional references/links are pro...

Rethinking Macroeconomics: A History of Economic Thought Perspective introduces students to the key schools of thought in macroeconomics, equipping them with the knowledge needed for a true understanding of today¿s economy.

Rethinking Macroeconomics: A History of Economic Thought Perspective introduces students to the key schools of thought in macroeconomics, equipping them with the knowledge needed for a true understanding of today's economy.

Chicago went from nothing in 1830 to become the second-largest city in the nation in 1900, while the Midwest developed to become one of the world¿s foremost urban areas. This book is an economic history of the Chicago metropolitan area from the 1820s to the present. It examines the city in its Midwestern region and compares it t

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For Urban and Regional Economics courses.This is the first modern text in urban economics that emphasizes urban economic growth. It approaches the various aspects of urban economics as part of a coherent whole rather than as separate isolated topics, and emphasizes the fundamental methods, models, and data used by economists to study cities.

Originally published in 1992 by the Center for Urban Policy Research.

McDonald is an explorer of courage and a writer of immense talent" - The Irish Times "Spirited, vivid, convincing, imaginative and poetic" - St. Petersburg Times "McDonald's prose is rich, thick and magically poetic" - The Sunday Independent "Powerful use of the unspoken, the complete objectivity of his writing has the effect of changing the moral basis for decisions regarding right and wrong" - The Leinster Express "McDonald's insight allows ...

Chicago went from nothing in 1830 to become the second-largest city in the nation in 1900, while the Midwest developed to become one of the world¿s foremost urban areas. This book is an economic history of the Chicago metropolitan area from the 1820s to the present. It examines the city in its Midwestern region and compares it to the other major cities of the North. This book uses theories of the economics of location and other economic models...

This unique book provides a demographic and economic history of urban America over the last 65 years. The growth and decline of most northern cities is contrasted with the steady growth of western and southern cities. Various urban government policies are explored, including federal, state, and local policies. There is a chapter focusing on Detroit and its rapid decline toward bankruptcy and its recent strategies to slow recovery. The final tw...

Unique in its coverage, Urban Economics and Real Estate allows an instructor to teach separate courses in either urban economics or urban real estate, or a blend of the two topics. The portion on urban economics focuses on urban/suburban growth--physical as well as job growth. The interplay of federal government and local authorities is discussed, and the effects of social problems, such as crime, poverty, and education that often accompany th...