The Urban Imperative Towards Competitive Cities by Glaeser, Edward

The Urban Imperative Towards Competitive Cities

For most of human history, people lived on the edge of survival. In the past two centuries,...
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The Urban Imperative Towards Competitive Cities by Glaeser, Edward

The Urban Imperative Towards Competitive Cities

$207.83

The Urban Imperative Towards Competitive Cities

$207.83
Author: Edward Glaeser
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
For most of human history, people lived on the edge of survival. In the past two centuries, we have miraculously moved towards far greater prosperity through transformations, above all, in cities. Urbanization holds the potential of transforming the developing world. While the transition from farm to city is filled with economic, social, and political promises, urbanization also poses enormous challenges-the breakdown of public services, congestion, pollution, and crime. With the right policies cities can lead transformative change-providing jobs, creating prosperity, and lifting millions out of poverty.

What policies can help harness this unprecedented urbanization and address the vast inequalities of access and opportunity that cities present today? What makes cities more competitive? This book answers these and other important questions.

The volume emphasizes the need to rethink cities and to imagine a better urban future by providing the reader with diverse perspectives on urbanization such as the changing economic landscape, city competitiveness, entrepreneurship, inclusion, informality, sustainability, and provision of essential services. The book would help chart a path towards competitive and people-centered cities.


Author: Edward Glaeser
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/19/2015
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.50w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780199457779

About the Author

Edward Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at the Harvard University.

Abha Joshi-Ghani is the Director for Knowledge Exchange and Learning at the World Bank.



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