The Economy of Cities by Jane Jacobs

The Economy of Cities

Jane Jacobs

268 pages first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction economics challenging informative slow-paced
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The thesis of this book is that cities are the primary drivers of economic development. Her main argument is that explosive economic growth derives from urban import replacement. Import replacement occurs when a city begins to locally produce good...

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