Keys to the city : how economics, institutions, social interactions and politics shape development

By:

Storper, Michael

Publication details: Oxford Princeton University Press 2013Description: xi,275pISBN:

9780691143118

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.76 STO

Contents:

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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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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