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Urbanization and growth

Title
Urbanization and growth / edited by Michael Spence, Patricia Clarke Annez, and Robert M. Buckley ; contributions by Michael Spence [and others].
Publication
Washington, DC : Commission on Growth and Development : World Bank, [2009], ©2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Spence, Michael.
  • Annez, Patricia Clarke.
  • Buckley, Robert M.
Description
xxx, 255 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
Subject
  • Urban economics
  • Urbanization > Economic aspects
  • Cities and towns > Growth
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Urbanization and growth : setting the context / Patricia Clarke Annez and Robert M. Buckley -- 2. Rethinking economic growth in a globalizing world : an economic geography lens / Anthony J. Venables -- 3. Are cities engines of growth and prosperity for developing countries? / Gilles Duranton -- 4. Urbanization, agglomeration, and economic development / John M. Quigley -- 5. Spatial inequality and economic development : theories, facts, and policies / Sukkoo Kim -- 6. Housing policy in developing countries : the importance of the informal economy / Richard Arnott -- 7. The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis : issues raised and lessons learned / Dwight M. Jaffee.
ISBN
  • 9780821375730
  • 0821375733
  • 9780821375747 (electronic)
  • 0821375741 (electronic)
LCCN
  • 2008044060
  • 99932913099
OCLC
  • ocn227015922
  • 227015922
  • SCSB-9248058
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Columbia University Libraries