The Economy of Cities
Auteur: Jane Jacobs
Nombre de pages: 288 pages
ISBN: 0525432868, 9780525432869
Edition: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date de publication: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Description: 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.