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245 14 a| The wealth and poverty of regions :b| why cities matter /c| Mario Polèse.;

300 a| xiii, 254 pages :b| illustrations ;c| cm.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-249) and index.;

505 0 a| 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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The wealth and poverty of regions : why cities matter / Mario Polèse.

Author/creator	Polèse, Mario, 1943-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2009.
Description	xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; cm.
Subjects	Urban economics. Regional economics. Regional economic disparities. Wealth. Economic development. Human geography.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-249) and index.
LCCN	2009019773
ISBN	9780226673158 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0226673154 (alk. paper)

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