A joint conference between the U.S.-based Manhattan Institute, where I am a senior fellow, and Policy Exchange, one of Britain’s most innovative think tanks, is exploring solutions to common problems in cities in the U.K. and America.
Set in Ironmongers Hall, in London’s East End, researchers are exploring similar questions facing the two countries and, indeed, the entire industrialized world. Half of the world’s population lives in cities. How can they be reformed to provide jobs and housing in a low-crime environment for growing numbers of people?
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