The evolution of great world cities: urban wealth and economic growth
"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 tradin...
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| 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 |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index 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 |
| Physical Description: | X, 242 p. Ill. |
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Autor: Kennedy, Christopher
Jahr: 2011
Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 3
1 Where the Streets Are Paved with Gold 15
2 A Theory of Urban Wealth 32
3 Markets 55
4 Competitive Financial Centres 83
5 Economic Growth, Production, and Consumption 107
6 The Ecology of Urban Economies 139
7 Conclusion: The Wealth of Cities 167
Bibliography 225
Index 235
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