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      5. Erie and Niagara Counties: Framework for Regional Growth
      6. Shared Prosperity, Stronger Regions: An Agenda for Rebuilding America's Older Core Cities
      7. Economic Benefits of Land Conservation
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      4. Where Did They Go? The Decline of Middle-Income Neighborhoods in Metropolitan America
      5. Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing America's Older Industrial Cities
      6. Retooling for Growth: Building a 21st Century Economy in America's Older Industrial Areas
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      1. Children Left Behind: How Metropolitan Areas are Failing America's Children
      2. From Aspirations to Action: The Role of Middle School Parents in Makingthe Dream of College a Reality
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Directors

Officers

James M. Wadsworth, Chair
Mary S. Martino, Vice Chair
Allan R. Wiegley, Treasurer
Gayle L. Houck, Secretary

Board of Directors

Thomas E. Baker
Robert M. Bennett
Ruth D. Bryant
Christopher T. Dunstan
Erland E. Kailbourne 
Mary S. Martino
Ann M. McCarthy
James M. Wadsworth
Allan R. Wiegley