Description
| Product ID: | 9781138808171 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Global Competition |
| Title: | Economic Geography and the Unequal Development of Regions |
| Authors: | Author: Jacques-Francois Thisse, Jean-Claude Prager |
| Page Count: | 140 |
| Subjects: | Development studies, Development studies, Economics of industrial organization, Finance and accounting, Human geography, Economics of industrial organisation, Finance & accounting, Human geography |
| Description: | Behind the mystery of economic growth stands another mystery: why do some places fare better than others? This book aims to discuss the main economic reasons for the existence of peaks and troughs in the spatial distribution of wealth and people, with a special emphasis on the role of large cities and regional agglomerations in the process of economic development. Behind the mystery of economic growth stands another mystery: why do some places fare better than others? Casual evidence shows that sizable differences exist at very different spatial scales (countries, regions and cities). This book aims to discuss the main economic reasons for the existence of peaks and troughs in the spatial distribution of wealth and people, with a special emphasis on the role of large cities and regional agglomerations in the process of economic development. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-06-23 |
