Keys to the city : how economics, institutions, social interactions and politics shape development
Storper, Michael
Keys to the city : how economics, institutions, social interactions and politics shape development - Oxford Princeton University Press 2013 - xi,275p.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
1.Introduction. Cities and Regions in the Twenty-First Century: Why Do They Develop and Change? 1 PART I THE ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF CITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2.Workshops of the World Economy: People, Jobs, and Places 14
3.The Motor of Urban Economies: Specialization 32
4.Disruptive Innovation: Geography and Economics 52
5.Cities and Individuals: How We Shape Cities, But Not the Way We Want To 67
PART II THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF CITIES AND REGIONS 6.Winner and Loser Regions: The "Where" of Development 92
7.Communities and the Economy 104
8.Robust Action: Society, Community, and Development 115
PART III SOCIAL INTERACTION AND URBAN ECONOMIES
9.Technology, Globalization, and Local Interaction 140
10.Local Context: The Genius of Cities 156
11.Face-to-Face Contact 167
PART IV THE POLITICAL CONTEXT OF CITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
12.Exit or Voice? Politics, Societies, and City-Systems 184
13.Justice, Efficiency, and Cities: Should Regions Help One Another? 204
Conclusion. Dear Policymaker: Some Keys for You 224
Notes 229
References 239
Index 267
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Keys to the city : how economics, institutions, social interactions and politics shape development - Oxford Princeton University Press 2013 - xi,275p.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
1.Introduction. Cities and Regions in the Twenty-First Century: Why Do They Develop and Change? 1 PART I THE ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF CITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2.Workshops of the World Economy: People, Jobs, and Places 14
3.The Motor of Urban Economies: Specialization 32
4.Disruptive Innovation: Geography and Economics 52
5.Cities and Individuals: How We Shape Cities, But Not the Way We Want To 67
PART II THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF CITIES AND REGIONS 6.Winner and Loser Regions: The "Where" of Development 92
7.Communities and the Economy 104
8.Robust Action: Society, Community, and Development 115
PART III SOCIAL INTERACTION AND URBAN ECONOMIES
9.Technology, Globalization, and Local Interaction 140
10.Local Context: The Genius of Cities 156
11.Face-to-Face Contact 167
PART IV THE POLITICAL CONTEXT OF CITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
12.Exit or Voice? Politics, Societies, and City-Systems 184
13.Justice, Efficiency, and Cities: Should Regions Help One Another? 204
Conclusion. Dear Policymaker: Some Keys for You 224
Notes 229
References 239
Index 267
9780691143118
307.76 / STO