Keys to the city: how economics, institutions, social interaction, and politics shape development / Michael Storper

By:

Storper, Michael [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford, United Kingdom : Princeton University Press, c2013Description: x, 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780691143118

Subject(s):

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

LOC classification:

HT 371 .S76 2013

Contents:

Part 1. The economic context of city and regional development -- Part 2. The institutional context of cities and regions -- Part 3. Social interaction and urban economies -- Part 4. The political context of city and regional development .

Summary: The book explores how these contexts operate and how they interact, leading to developmental success in some regions and failure in others. Demonstrating that the global economy is increasingly driven by its major cities, the keys to the city are the keys to global development. In his conclusion, Storper specifies eight rules of economic development targeted at policymakers. Keys to the City explains why economists, sociologists, and political scientists should take geography seriously.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Annex General Circulation	General Education	GC HT 371 .S76 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000011910

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The book explores how these contexts operate and how they interact, leading to developmental success in some regions and failure in others. Demonstrating that the global economy is increasingly driven by its major cities, the keys to the city are the keys to global development. In his conclusion, Storper specifies eight rules of economic development targeted at policymakers. Keys to the City explains why economists, sociologists, and political scientists should take geography seriously.

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