The rise and fall of urban economies
Subtitle: lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles
By: Michael Storper, Thomas Kemeny, Naji Philip Makarem, and Taner Osman
Contributors: Kemeny, Thomas, author; Makarem, Naji Philip, author; Osman, Taner, author
Series: Innovation and technology in the world economy; Innovation and technology in the world economy
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780804789400
Subjects: Economic development; Economic conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-283) and index.
Table of contents: title: The divergent development of urban regions; title: Divergent development : the conceptual challenge; title: The motor of divergence : high-wage or low-wage specialization; title: The role of labor in divergence : quality of workers or quality of jobs?; title: Economic specialization : pathways to change; title: Economic development policies : their role in economic divergence; title: Beliefs and worldviews in economic development : to which club do we belong?; title: Seeing the landscape : the relational infrastructure of regions; title: Connecting the dots : what caused divergence?; title: Shaping economic development : policies and strategies; title: Improving analysis of urban regions : methods and models.