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St. Paul, Minn.

Another view on the economic crisis and the fate of cities

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Downtown St. Paul.
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People who study the fate of cities and suburbs debate what the economic crisis will do to them. Joel Kotkin says some big cities are in real trouble as centers of unaffordable living.

Earlier in the month, Richard Florida touted what he called mega-regions as the engines of the new economy.

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St. Paul skyline
Downtown St. Paul.
MPR Photo/Tim Post