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Creative Cities, Cultural Clusters and Local Economic Development
Edited by Philip Cooke, Luciana Lazzeretti
This book analyses the economic development of cities from the ‘cultural economy’ and ‘creative industry’ perspectives, examining and differentiating them as two related but distinct segments of contemporary city economies. The authors a...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Planning Cities for the Future
Peter Karl Kresl
Planning Cities for the Future links the study of urban economic competitiveness with urban planning and is able to ascertain the crucial factors for success in this area of public policy. These factors include effective governance, lead...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Growth of Cities
Edited by Zoltán J. Ács
To understand why some regions grow and others stagnate, we need to understand the interactions between economic growth, economic geography and the economics of innovation. Each of these individual approaches has strengths and weaknesses... -
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Innovation Strategies in Interdependent States
John de la Mothe
Examining the issues facing smaller regions and countries, John de la Mothe explores how innovation, strategy and interdependence shape their performance, competition, and futures.eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Property Rights, Planning and Markets
Chris Webster, Lawrence W.-C. Lai
This book represents a major innovation in the institutional analysis of cities and their planning, management and governance. Using concepts of transaction costs and property rights, the work shows systematically how urban order evolves...eBook:Find out more£38.36
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City Taxes, City Spending
Edited by Amy Ellen Schwartz
An illustrious group of economists contribute to this volume honoring Dick Netzer, the public finance economist well-known for his research on state and local taxation, the provision of urban public services, and non-profit organizations...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Innovation and the Growth of Cities
Zoltán J. Ács
This new and original book by Zoltan Acs explores the relationship between industrial innovation and economic growth at the regional level, and reaches conclusions as to why some regions grow but others decline. While the analysis draws ...eBook:Find out more£37.56
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Combating Urban Inequalities
Edmundo Werna
This book analyses the relationship between urban management and the unequal pattern of provision of urban services in developing countries. It starts from the premise that socio-economic inequalities constitute a significant developmen...
