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Urban Development: Theory, Fact, and Illusion / Edition 1

Urban Development: Theory, Fact, and Illusion / Edition 1

Urban Development: Theory, Fact, and Illusion / Edition 1
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ISBN-10:
0195069021
ISBN-13:
9780195069020
Pub. Date:
03/21/1991
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195069021
ISBN-13:
9780195069020
Pub. Date:
03/21/1991
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Urban Development: Theory, Fact, and Illusion / Edition 1

Urban Development: Theory, Fact, and Illusion / Edition 1

Overview

A study of the economics of development and urbanization, this book discusses the economic factors that explain the spatial location of populations and industries. It also examines the creation of crowded urban areas in developing countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195069020
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 03/21/1991
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.19(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.78(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Facts about Urban Production Patterns
2. Modeling the System of Cities in an Economy
3. Growth, Technological Change, and Economic Development
4. Trade and Natural Resources
5. Evidence on the Nature of Agglomeration Effects
6. Population Composition of Cities: Bright Lights or Productivity
7. Government Policies Creating Unintended Spatial Distortions
8. Industrial Location Policies: Illusion and Remedy
9. City Size Policies and Laissez-Faire
10. Empirical Determinants of Urban Concentration
11. Urban Issues in a Planned Economy: China
12. Conclusions
References
Index
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