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9780631228844: City and Country: An Interdisciplinary Collection (Economics and Sociology Thematic Issue)
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ISBN 10: 0631228845 ISBN 13: 9780631228844
Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell, 2001

Sinopsis

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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Acerca del autor

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.

De la contraportada

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.

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Editorial
Wiley-Blackwell
Año de publicación
2001
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0631228845
ISBN 13 
9780631228844
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
439
Editor
Moss Laurence S.
Contacto del fabricante
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