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Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life

by Jane Jacobs

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

"Learned, iconoclastic and exciting...Jacobs' diagnosis of the decay of cities in an increasingly integrated world economy is on the mark."—New York Times Book Review

"Jacobs' book is inspired, idiosyncratic and personal...It is written with verve and humor; for a work of embattled theory, it is wonderfully concrete, and its leaps are breathtaking."—Los Angeles Times

"Not only comprehensible but entertaining...Like Mrs. Jacobs' other books, it offers a concrete approach to an abstract and elusive subject. That, all by itself, makes for an intoxicating experience."—New York Times

Description:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the Author

Jane Jacobs was the legendary author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, a work that has never gone out of print and that has transformed the disciplines of urban planning and city architecture. Her other major works include The Economy of Cities, Systems of Survival, The Nature of Economies and Dark Age Ahead. She died in 2006.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780394729114
Subtitle:
Principles of Economic Life
Author:
Jacobs, Jane
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Urban & Regional
Subject:
Urban economics
Subject:
Sociology - Urban
Subject:
Economic History
Subject:
Wealth
Copyright:
Edition Description:
1st Vintage Books ed.
Series Volume:
no. 5
Publication Date:
March 1985
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
257
Dimensions:
7.30x4.74x.47 in. .34 lbs.

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