MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02915nam a22003138a 4500
001 2009019773
003 DLC
005 20090601160404.0
008 090512s2009 ilu b 001 0 eng c
010 $a 2009019773
020 $a9780226673158 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0226673154 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aICU/DLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHT321$b.P65 2009
082 00 $a330.9173/2$222
100 1 $aPolèse, Mario,$d1943-
245 14 $aThe wealth and poverty of regions :$bwhy cities matter /$cMario Polèse.
260 $aChicago :$bThe University of Chicago Press,$cc2009.
263 $a0912
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $ach. 1. Why do some places generate more wealth than others? Places in a shrinking world ; History and industrial legacies -- ch. 2. Size and location. The four golden rules of regional growth ; The positive relationship between size and wealth ; The seven pillars of agglomeration ; Why smaller cities exist ; Location ; A simple template -- ch. 3. The regional origins of wealth: where it all began. When location and size mattered less ; Water and waterways ; A tale of two continents ; Europe's blue banana ; North America's bipolar destiny ; South of the border, Mexico ; Lessons from Europe and North America -- ch. 4. Why is the geography of wealth more unequal in some nations? On the use of the word "disparity" ; Why regional disparities happen, and should eventually disappear ; Why regional disparities are higher in some nations ; Why are regional disparities more difficult to overcome in some nations? ; Why the United States is different -- ch. 5. Cities and national economic growth: an asymmetrical relationship. A short history (and explanation) of urbanization ; Urbanization is an outcome of economic growth (not the other way around) ; Is urbanization different in developing nations? ; Third world cities: victims of progress? ; The difference between the foundations of national and local economic growth -- ch. 6. Regional growth in the green and gray knowledge economy. Hedonic regional growth ; Green migrations: sun, surf, and cafés ; Gray migration: golf, châteaux, and boardwalks ; Size and location also matter for tourism ; Revisiting the rules of regional growth ; Archipelagos of growth ; Zero-sum growth ; Some places will decline ; Some places will continue to grow (or decline) for unique reasons -- ch. 7. What have we learned? Some places will always be wealthier than others ; Cities will continue to grow ; The diversification of the sources of regional growth ; The never-ending search for the right strategy ; The new importance of place: people.
650 0 $aUrban economics.
650 0 $aRegional economics.
650 0 $aRegional economic disparities.
650 0 $aWealth.
650 0 $aEconomic development.
650 0 $aHuman geography.