The evolution of great world cities : urban wealth and economic growth / Christopher Kennedy.
2011
HT321 .K46 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
The evolution of great world cities : urban wealth and economic growth / Christopher Kennedy.
ISBN
9781442611528 (pbk.)
1442611529 (pbk.)
9781442642737
1442642734
1442611529 (pbk.)
9781442642737
1442642734
Imprint
Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2011.
Language
English
Description
x, 242 p. : ill. 23 cm.
Call Number
HT321 .K46 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
330.9173/2
Summary
"Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do - Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis. Others, like former colonial backwater Hong Kong, defy the odds by growing into major trading centres. What are the key factors distinguishing those cities that become wealthy from those that don't? Christopher Kennedy illuminates how geography, technology, and especially the infrastructure of urban economies allow cities to develop and thrive.
The Evolution of Great World Cities unfolds through the tales of several urban centres-including Venice, Amsterdam, London, and New York City - at key junctures in their histories. Kennedy weaves together significant insights from urbanists such as Jane Jacobs and economists such as John Maynard Keynes, drawing striking parallels between the functioning of ecosystems and of wealthy capitals. The Evolution of Great World Cities offers an accessible introduction to urban economies that 'will change the way you think about cities.'-- Publisher's description
The Evolution of Great World Cities unfolds through the tales of several urban centres-including Venice, Amsterdam, London, and New York City - at key junctures in their histories. Kennedy weaves together significant insights from urbanists such as Jane Jacobs and economists such as John Maynard Keynes, drawing striking parallels between the functioning of ecosystems and of wealthy capitals. The Evolution of Great World Cities offers an accessible introduction to urban economies that 'will change the way you think about cities.'-- Publisher's description
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Where the streets are paved with gold
A theory of urban wealth
Markets
Competitive financial centres
Economic growth, production, and consumption
The ecology of urban economics.
A theory of urban wealth
Markets
Competitive financial centres
Economic growth, production, and consumption
The ecology of urban economics.