Experts in urban and regional planning, political science, economics, and related fields look at issues such as economic interdependencies, global competitiveness, and intergovernmental relationships to address how cities and their suburbs are dependent on each other. The chapters consider possible avenues for effective regional policies. They are based on papers presented at a 1998 conference cosponsored by the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Lincoln Institute, and the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy.