The evolution of great world cities: urban wealth and economic growth

"Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do - Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis. Others, like former colonial backwater Hong Kong, defy the odds by growing into major tradin...

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Beteilige Person: Kennedy, Christopher (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Toronto [u.a.] Univ. of Toronto Press 2011
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Zusammenfassung:"Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do - Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis. Others, like former colonial backwater Hong Kong, defy the odds by growing into major trading centres. What are the key factors distinguishing those cities that become wealthy from those that don't? Christopher Kennedy illuminates how geography, technology, and especially the infrastructure of urban economies allow cities to develop and thrive
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Where the Streets are paved with Gold -- a Theory of Urban Wealth -- Markets -- Competitive Financial Centres -- Economic Growth, Production, and Consumption -- The Ecology of Urban Economics
Umfang:X, 242 p. Ill.