The Economy of Cities
(2023)

Nonfiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2023
Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 59 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9798212033589 MWT15168943, 15168943
LANGUAGE
English
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Read by Rachel Fulginiti

In this book, Jane Jacobs, building on the work of her debut The Death and Life of Great American Cities, investigates the delicate way cities balance the interplay between the domestic production of goods and the ever-changing tide of imports. Using case studies of developing cities in the ancient, pre-agricultural world, and contemporary cities on the decline, like the financially irresponsible New York City of the mid-sixties, Jacobs identifies the main drivers of urban prosperity and growth, often via counterintuitive and revelatory lessons

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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