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City and Country: An Interdisciplinary Collection (Economics and Sociology Thematic Issue) - Softcover

 
9780631228851: City and Country: An Interdisciplinary Collection (Economics and Sociology Thematic Issue)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0631228853 ISBN 13: 9780631228851
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2001

Synopsis

The sixteen ground-breaking essays in this volume examine the processes by which cities grow and how current public policy, both in the area of zoning and town planning respond to this process.

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About the Author

Laurence S. Moss now serves as editor of The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is a Professor of Economics at Babson College and has served as the President of the History of Economics Society. He is also a well-known historian of economic thought. Moss is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and now serves on the Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

From the Back Cover

City and Country provides a comprehensive examination of the processes associated with the growth and expansion of a city and how current public policy, both in the areas of zoning and town planning, respond to this process.


Some of the topics of the book include:


  • a novel statistical method for identifying employment centers in the polycentric city.
  • several essays deal with the amazing Zipf’s law.
  • detailed case studies describing the experiences of major cities such as Phoenix, Arizona; Kansas City, Missouri; and Lloydminster, Canada.
  • historical papers challenging Paul Krugman’s claim that an eoncomics dealing with the location of production had to wait until the end of the last century.

From the Inside Flap

City and Country provides a comprehensive examination of the processes associated with the growth and expansion of a city and how current public policy, both in the areas of zoning and town planning, respond to this process.


Some of the topics of the book include:


  • a novel statistical method for identifying employment centers in the polycentric city.
  • several essays deal with the amazing Zipf’s law.
  • detailed case studies describing the experiences of major cities such as Phoenix, Arizona; Kansas City, Missouri; and Lloydminster, Canada.
  • historical papers challenging Paul Krugman’s claim that an eoncomics dealing with the location of production had to wait until the end of the last century.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0631228853
ISBN 13 
9780631228851
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
300
Editor
Moss Laurence S.