Keys to the City : How Economics, Institutions, Social Interaction, and Politics Shape Development
Michael. Storper
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Princeton : : Princeton University Press, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (289 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction. Cities and Regions in the Twenty-First Century: Why Do They Develop and Change?; PART I THE ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF CITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; 2. Workshops of the World Economy: People, Jobs, and Places; 3. The Motor of Urban Economies: Specialization; 4. Disruptive Innovation: Geography and Economics; 5. Cities and Individuals: How We Shape Cities, But Not the Way We Want To; PART II THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF CITIES AND REGIONS; 6. Winner and Loser Regions: The "Where" of Development. - 7. Communities and the Economy8. Robust Action: Society, Community, and Development; PART III SOCIAL INTERACTION AND URBAN ECONOMIES; 9. Technology, Globalization, and Local Interaction; 10. Local Context: The Genius of Cities; 11. Face-to-Face Contact; PART IV THE POLITICAL CONTEXT OF CITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; 12. Exit or Voice? Politics, Societies, and City-Systems; 13. Justice, Efficiency, and Cities: Should Regions Help One Another?; Conclusion. Dear Policymaker: Some Keys for You; Notes; References; Index. - Why do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael Storper, one of the world's leading economic geographers, looks at why we should consider economic development issues within a regional context--at the level of the city-region--and why city economies develop unequally. Storper identifies four contexts that shape urban economic development: economic, institutional, innovational and interactional, and political. The book explores how these contexts operate and how they
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| Emner | Cities and towns - Growth - Economic aspects
City planning - Social aspects Regional planning - Social aspects Bygeografi Vis mer... Byplanlegging : (NO-TrBIB)HUME09500
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| ISBN | 9780691143118
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