Funding: Trellis Foundation
Summary: The District of Columbia, as the capital of the United States, is in a unique set of circumstances with respect to other American cities, but it is not unique in the world. All countries have capital cities and they face many of the same problems as does Washington, DC. The object of this study is to determine what can be learned from these other cities and their relationship to their national governments that is relevant to the circumstances of Washington, DC and that will better inform the debate about the issues related to Washington's role as a capital city.
Researchers
Hal Wolman - Research Professor
Products
Capital Cities and their National Governments: Washington, DC in Comparative Retrospective
June 11, 2007