The Economy of Cities

Jacobs, Jane

ISBN 10: 039470584X / ISBN 13: 9780394705842

Published by Vintage, 1970

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Synopsis:

In this book, Jane Jacobs, building on the work of her debut, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, investigates the delicate way cities balance the interplay between the domestic production of goods and the ever-changing tide of imports. Using case studies of developing cities in the ancient, pre-agricultural world, and contemporary cities on the decline, like the financially irresponsible New York City of the mid-sixties, Jacobs identifies the main drivers of urban prosperity and growth, often via counterintuitive and revelatory lessons.

About the Author: Jane Jacobs was the legendary author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, a work that has never gone out of print and that has transformed the disciplines of urban planning and city architecture. Her other major works include The Economy of Cities, Systems of Survival, The Nature of Economies and Dark Age Ahead. She died in 2006.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Economy of Cities
Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: mass_market
Condition: Good