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The wealth and poverty of regions :

0226673154 (alk. paper)

9780226673158 (alk. paper)

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The wealth and poverty of regions :

[Book]

why cities matter /

Mario Polèse

Chicago :

The University of Chicago Press,

[2009]

©2009

xiii, 254 pages :

illustrations ;

cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-249) and index

Why do some places generate more wealth than others? Places in a shrinking world ; History and industrial legacies -- Size and location. The four golden rules of regional growth ; The positive relationship between size and wealth ; The seven pillars of agglomeration ; Why smaller cities exist ; Location ; A simple template -- The regional origins of wealth: where it all began. When location and size mattered less ; Water and waterways ; A tale of two continents ; Europe's blue banana ; North America's bipolar destiny ; South of the border, Mexico ; Lessons from Europe and North America -- Why is the geography of wealth more unequal in some nations? On the use of the word disparity ; Why regional disparities happen, and should eventually disappear ; Why regional disparities are higher in some nations ; Why are regional disparities more difficult to overcome in some nations? ; Why the United States is different -- Cities and national economic growth: an asymmetrical relationship. A short history (and explanation) of urbanization ; Urbanization is an outcome of economic growth (not the other way around) ; Is urbanization different in developing nations? ; Third world cities: victims of progress? ; The difference between the foundations of national and local economic growth -- Regional growth in the green and gray knowledge economy. Hedonic regional growth ; Green migrations: sun, surf, and cafés ; Gray migration: golf, châteaux, and boardwalks ; Size and location also matter for tourism ; Revisiting the rules of regional growth ; Archipelagos of growth ; Zero-sum growth ; Some places will decline ; Some places will continue to grow (or decline) for unique reasons -- What have we learned? Some places will always be wealthier than others ; Cities will continue to grow ; The diversification of the sources of regional growth ; The never-ending search for the right strategy ; The new importance of place: people

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Economic development

Human geography

Regional economic disparities

Regional economics

Urban economics

Wealth

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