An Intriguing Sociological Review with a Heap of NIMBY-ism
3 stars
Baldwin has compiled an impressive sociological dive into the interaction between universities and cities, demonstrating the issues with their non-profit status with regards to supporting their communities. I only wish it were paired with a rigorous economic analysis - as it stands there are essentially no metrics to back up any of the various extremely NIMBY statements throughout the book, with those concerns only called out in passing. There are some useful takeaways, however, particularly around universities paying more in local taxes