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In the Absence of Political Leadership, Should Civil Society Groups Govern?

Detroit used to be a city of industrial innovation and an example of social equality that attracted  immigration from all over the world. The auto industry seemed to provide jobs for the whole region....

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It’s Time to Make the Transatlantic Relationship Entrepreneurial

As an entrepreneur, I’m quite interested in business models.  One of my objectives as a European Marshall Memorial Fellow was to understand how entrepreneurship works in Americaa —and to figure out...

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It’s Time to Rewrite the Story of Detroit’s Decline

‘Debt spiraling out of control, government on the brink of bankruptcy, state intervention and bailout is required’ Does this headline sound familiar? The current Economic and Eurozone Crisis has...

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Fewer Buildings, More Incentives: A Prescription for Growth in Detroit

“What have you heard about Detroit before you came?” This was the most common opening question I faced when meeting people in Detroit during the Marshall Memorial Fellowship in the Fall of 2013. Most...

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Copenhagen Provides Hope for Detroit

During my stay in Copenhagen, Denmark as a Marshall Memorial Fellow, I witnessed a city with noticeably clean air, fresh water and active people married to a culture of bicycling.  At first, it seemed...

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