MacArthur Foundation [to 6 June 2015]
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Publication
Assessing Urban Governance in Europe and China
Published June 5, 2015
Two papers from the London School of Economics New Urban Governance Project, supported by MacArthur, explore the evolution of urban governance in Europe and China. The first posits that urban governance in the European Union is characterized by intercity competition, increasing self-reliance in economic terms, and an emphasis on innovation in governance and service delivery. The second describes three decades of urban reforms in China and states that the country’s future success is dependent on how well the nation and its people will govern the ongoing “urban revolution.”

Publication
Family Support in Aging Societies
Published May 29, 2015
A report by the Pew Research Center finds that majorities of adults across the United States, Italy, and Germany believe adult children have a responsibility to provide financial assistance to an aging parent in need. The report, which cites research from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society, shows that Americans, Italians, and Germans are split on who should bear the greatest responsibility for the financial well-being of their older family members: families, the government, or older adults themselves. The report compares the ways families in the U.S., Germany and Italy are coping as more people enter their senior years.