“Infrastructure Policy and Inequality” by Michael A. Cohen · Book Launch Event Summary
The Observatory on Latin America (OLA) hosted a book launch for the book Infrastructure Policy and Inequality by Michael Cohen on September 24, 2024. The event had welcoming remarks from Joel Towers, President of The New School and Michael Cohen, Director of the...
Book Launch · “Infrastructure Policy and Inequality” by Michael A. Cohen
The Observatory on Latin America presents the book launch: Infrastructure Policy and Inequality, by Michael Cohen Welcoming Remarks: Joel Towers President, The New School Book Presentation: Michael Cohen Director of the Doctoral Program in Public and Urban Policy, The...
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In 2022, the Urban Fellows Programme at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru, completed six years with 227 graduates. Collectively written by Faculty and staff at IIHS, Towards a New Urban Practice marks this moment as a point of reflection. Using the...
EVENT SUMMARY · Book Launch: Cities and Economic Inequality in Latin America
On September 29th, 2022, OLA hosted the book launch of Lena Simet’s book Cities and Economic Inequality in Latin America, Intra-Urban Inequality in Argentina, published by Routledge in 2022. Lena Simet is a senior researcher and advocate on poverty and inequality at...
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