Part of the ""St Louis Metromorphosis"" book series from the Public Policy Research Center. This book reviews the performance of the St Louis region on the standards of growth and development, and identifies several hidden assets that distinguish the region from other metropolitan areas.

Richard Rosenfeld is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is coauthor of Crime and the American Dream and has published widely on the social sources of violent crime. He is a member of the National Academy of Science Committee on Law and Justice and a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology. He was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.