Despite the bursting of the global housing bubble, the ratio of incomes to housing prices has shown a steady increase in many of the world's cities, particularly in in Australia as this report notes. This international report rates housing affordability for metropolitan markets in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand United Kingdom, United States, China (Hong...

Joel Kotkin considers the critical role of libraries in economic success, from ancient times to the 21st century. He then looks at the opportunities provided by new technologies to disseminate information to those who are in danger of being 'left behind'. Audio and transcripts available from this presentation at the 'Library of the 21st Century...