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" The wealth and poverty of regions : "
Mario Polèse
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BL
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711309
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b533498
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Polèse, Mario,1943-
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The wealth and poverty of regions : : why cities matter /\ Mario Polèse
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Chicago :: The University of Chicago Press,, [2009]
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, ©2009
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xiii, 254 pages :: illustrations ;; cm
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0226673154 (alk. paper)
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: 9780226673158 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-249) and index
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Why do some places generate more wealth than others? Places in a shrinking world ; History and industrial legacies -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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
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Economic development
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Human geography
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Regional economic disparities
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Regional economics
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Urban economics
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Wealth
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330.9173/2
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HT321.P65 2009
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