Urban economics and urban policy challenging conventional policy wisdom
Urban economics and urban policy: challenging conventional policy wisdom

pt. I. How do urban economies work? : theory and evidence -- pt. II. Land use regulation : the need to be guided by markets but not obey them -- pt. III. Can governance make a difference and what can policy do? -- pt. IV. Conclusions : what conventional policy wisdoms do we challenge?

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1. Verfasser: Cheshire, Paul C. 1941- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cheltenham Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd 2014
Schriftenreihe:Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
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Urban economics
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Kommunalpolitik
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Zusammenfassung:pt. I. How do urban economies work? : theory and evidence -- pt. II. Land use regulation : the need to be guided by markets but not obey them -- pt. III. Can governance make a difference and what can policy do? -- pt. IV. Conclusions : what conventional policy wisdoms do we challenge?
'Urban Economics and Urban Policy pulls together cutting-edge developments in urban and regional economics and draws out their implications for urban policy. This new urban economics goes beyond simple comparative advantage and cost competitiveness of cities, and beyond simple views of capital and labor. It develops a much more complex and realistic view of what constitutes local advantage, due to the spatial sorting of different types of people and different types of firms, giving rise to a lumpy landscape of people, activities, and incomes. By taking seriously the new ways we understand the forces shaping the geography of economic development, the authors suggest fresh new ways to work with the grain of markets, but without letting them rip. It is a tour de force.'--Michael Storper, London School of Economics, UK.
In this bold, exciting and readable volume, Paul Cheshire, Max Nathan and Henry Overman illustrate the insights that recent economic research brings to our understanding of cities, and the lessons for urban policy-making. The authors present new evidence on the fundamental importance of cities to economic wellbeing and to the enrichment of our lives. They also argue that many policies have been trying to push water uphill and have done little to achieve their stated aims; or, worse, have had unintended and counterproductive consequences. It is remarkable that our cities have been so successful despite the many shortcomings of urban policies and governance. These shortcomings appear in both rich and poor countries. Many powerful policies intended to influence urban development and spatial differences have been developed since the late 1940s, but they have been subject to little rigorous economic evaluation.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 238 Seiten) ill., maps
ISBN:9781781952528
DOI:10.4337/9781781952528
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