The economic role of cities
By: [principal author, Xing Quan Zhang]
Contributors: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Series: Global Urban Economic dialogue series; Global urban economic dialogue series
Publisher: UN-HABITAT
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Nairobi
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
ISBN-13: 9789211323610
Subjects: Cities and towns; Growth; Housing
Description: This report examines the economic role of cities. It illustrates the important contributions of cities to national economic development and poverty reduction. It looks at the agglomeration economies, city clusters, city regions and mega city regions.
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