ECONOMY OF CITIES

In this book, Jane Jacobs, building on the work of her debut, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, investigates the delicate way cities balance the interplay between the domestic production of goods and the ever-changing tide of imports. Using case studies of developing cities in the ancient...

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Main Author: JACOBS JANE
Format: Unknown
Language:English
Published: VINTAGE BOOKS 1970
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