Cities and Economic Development: From the Dawn of History to the Present - Couverture souple

Bairoch, Paul

 
9780226034669: Cities and Economic Development: From the Dawn of History to the Present
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0226034666 ISBN 13 : 9780226034669
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1991

Synopsis

When and how were cities born? Does urbanization foster innovation and economic development? What was the level of urbanization in traditional societies? Did the Industrial Revolution facilitate urbanization? Has the growth of cities in the Third World been a handicap or an asset to economic development? In this revised translation of De Jericho Mexico, Paul Bairoch seeks the answers to these questions and provides a comprehensive study of the evolution of the city and its relation to economic life. Bairoch examines the development of cities from the dawn of urbanization (Jericho) to the explosive growth of the contemporary Third World city. In particular, he defines the roles of agriculture and industrialization in the rise of cities. "A hefty history, from the Neolithic onward. It's ambitious in scope and rich in subject, detailing urbanization and, of course, the links between cities and economies. Scholarly, accessible, and significant" Newsday "This book offers a path-breaking synthesis of the vast literature on the history of urbanization" John C. Brown, Journal of Economic Literature "One leaves this volume with the feeling of positions intelligently argued and related to the existing state of theory and knowledge. One also has the pleasure of reading a book unusually well-written. It will long both be a standard and stimulate new thought on the central issue of urban and economic growth" Thomas A. Reiner, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

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Présentation de l'éditeur

When and how were cities born? Does urbanization foster innovation and economic development? What was the level of urbanization in traditional societies? Did the Industrial Revolution facilitate urbanization? Has the growth of cities in the Third World been a handicap or an asset to economic development? In this revised translation of De Jericho Mexico, Paul Bairoch seeks the answers to these questions and provides a comprehensive study of the evolution of the city and its relation to economic life. Bairoch examines the development of cities from the dawn of urbanization (Jericho) to the explosive growth of the contemporary Third World city. In particular, he defines the roles of agriculture and industrialization in the rise of cities. "A hefty history, from the Neolithic onward. It's ambitious in scope and rich in subject, detailing urbanization and, of course, the links between cities and economies. Scholarly, accessible, and significant" Newsday "This book offers a path-breaking synthesis of the vast literature on the history of urbanization" John C. Brown, Journal of Economic Literature "One leaves this volume with the feeling of positions intelligently argued and related to the existing state of theory and knowledge. One also has the pleasure of reading a book unusually well-written. It will long both be a standard and stimulate new thought on the central issue of urban and economic growth" Thomas A. Reiner, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

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Éditeur
University of Chicago Press
Date d'édition
1991
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0226034666
ISBN 13 
9780226034669
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
596
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0226034658 ISBN 13 :  9780226034652
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1988
Couverture rigide