Worldwide, labor has become nearly twice as productive over the last 20 years—and even more so in the developing countries, with Asia in the lead.

Cities in the modern world are beginning to share some features with the city-states of millennia past. Now, as then, cities are important, even critical, to economic development. Unlike the walled cities that harbored flourishing trade in medieval Europe, today, cities by the thousands all...

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction to the Guide -- RTI Laws and Their Provisions -- Outcomes of RTI Laws -- Progress and Challenges in Implementation -- Measuring...