TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kennedy,Christopher
TI  - The Evolution of Great World Cities: Urban Wealth and Economic Growth 
SN  - 9781442694767
AV  - HT151 -- K46 2011eb 
U1  - 330.91732 
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Toronto : 
PB  - University of Toronto Press, 
KW  - Urban economics
KW  - DISCOUNT-C
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. Where the Streets Are Paved with Gold --; 2. A Theory of Urban Wealth --; 3. Markets --; 4. Competitive Financial Centres --; 5. Economic Growth, Production, and Consumption --; 6. The Ecology of Urban Economies --; 7. Conclusion: The Wealth of Cities --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access
N2  - 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.The Evolution of Great World Cities unfolds through the tales of several urban centres—including Venice, Amsterdam, London, and New York City—at key junctures in their histories. Kennedy weaves together significant insights from urbanists such as Jane Jacobs and economists such as John Maynard Keynes, drawing striking parallels between the functioning of ecosystems and of wealthy capitals. The Evolution of Great World Cities offers an accessible introduction to urban economies that 'will change the way you think about cities.'
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442694767
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442694767
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781442694767/original
ER  -