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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Storper, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Growth--Economic aspects.

Cities and towns.

Regional planning--Social aspects.

Regional planning.

City planning--Social aspects.

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael Storper, one of the world's leading economic geographers, looks at why we should consider economic development issues within a regional context--at the level of the city-region--and why city economies develop unequally. Storper identifies four contexts that shape urban economic development: economic, institutional, innovational and interactional, and political. 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction. Cities and Regions in the Twenty-First Century: Why Do They Develop and Change?

Part I. The Economic Context of City and Regional Development

2. Workshops of the World Economy: People, Jobs, and Places

3. The Motor of Urban Economies: Specialization

4. Disruptive Innovation: Geography and Economics

5. Cities and Individuals: How We Shape Cities, But Not the Way We Want To

Part II. The Institutional Context of Cities and Regions

6. Winner and Loser Regions: The "Where" of Development

7. Communities and the Economy

8. Robust Action: Society, Community, and Development

Part III. Social Interaction and Urban Economies

9. Technology, Globalization, and Local Interaction

10. Local Context: The Genius of Cities

11. Face-to- Face Contact

Part IV. The Political Context of City and Regional Development

12. Exit or Voice? Politics, Societies, and City-Systems

13. Justice, Efficiency, and Cities: Should Regions Help One Another?

Conclusion. Dear Policymaker: Some Keys for You

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

9781400846269

1400846269

OCLC:

847951967