About this title: "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 ...
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Description: Like New. 1985-Paperback-May contain minor shelf-wear. Otherwise, volume un-read and in "As-New" condition. -Used-Like New-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: Reprint with Revisions
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780394729114ISBN:0394729110
Description: NEW YORK RANDOM HOUSE 1984 ix, 257pp DUST JACKET HARDCOVER, RED CLOTH WITH SILVER TITLES. 1ST EDITION LOWER BOARD EDGES FADED, DJ WITH EDGE-WEAR AND SOME SOILING VG/G. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780394729114ISBN:0394729110
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1985-03-01
ISBN-13:9780394729114ISBN:0394729110
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Description: New. '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. '-Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times. read more
Description: Fair. Cities and the Wealth of nations: principles of economic life by Jane Jacobs, Vintage Books, 1985, 257 pages, very good condition. read more
"Jane Jacobs was one of the great thinkers on Urban living and everything she wrote was worth the read. If you love the quality of life made possible by the emergence of cities....read this and understand why you need not apologize."
"It took me a while to get through this book because it is a serious and direct explanation of economic processes at work in the world. It is well written, but a bit dry simply because of the nature of the topic (obviously I'm not an economist). However, there are some very important implications to the theory that Jane Jacobs describes, one of which being the terrible damage that our past and current politicians are doing to the economy out of ignorance. I'm not an economist, so I don't know what the current responses to Ms. Jacobs theory are, but to me it seems to be very clearly relevant and important to society. If I could, I would make this book required reading for all politicians before they can make any decisions in office."
"Jacobs challenges the paradigm of the nation as the most appropriate unit of organization for economies, and promotes that of the city or city region.
A compelling case for city-states as a primary basis for economic life. Her arguments about 'transactions of decline' (Chapter 12) and the idea of an 'esthetics of drift' (Chapter 14) especially resonated with me.
Maybe Obama--instead mythologizing the importance of being one nation--should be advocating for a continent of multiple sovereignties that make up a network of vigorous inter-city trade--promoting economic development defined as 'a process of continually improvising in a context that makes injecting improvisations into everyday life feasible.'"
"Jacobs knows her stuff and makes a compelling case for cities of a nation being the epicenters of economy, but good lord could she more long winded???"
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