Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1969
Description: 268p, indexed. 22cm. First edition. Green cloth, illustration of a cityscape in blue on the fornt cover and spine; titling in gilt on the spine; orange top edge; dust jacket. Jacket ligthly soiled, chipped at spine ends and corners, faded, stain on bottom panel; corners bumped. Still an attractive very good copy. Very good/good. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vinyard Pubns
Date Published: 1970-02-01
ISBN-13:9780394705842ISBN:039470584X
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780394705842ISBN:039470584X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House New York [1969]. Second Printing.
Description: Octavo, hardcover, VG in lightly edgeworn dj with small blue stain at back corner. 268 pp. including index and notes on author. The death and life of Great American Cities. Why do some cities decline and die while others grow? Find out here. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1969
Description: 266 pages, cloth, dj, former owner's name & date on endpaper otherwise very good. Book Club Edition. From the dj: The question that Mrs. Jacobs asked herself when she began this book-why do some cities decline and die while others live and grow? -is perhaps the most important question to be asked about Civilization. The way Mrs. Jacobs answers this question is at once simple and profound, and her book promises to be as revolutionary in its was as was Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations or the ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Green cloth with blue design and gold lettering, 268 pages including index. Jacobs examines why some cities thrive while others decline. Very little wear overall. Dustjacket lightly soiled, one small mark where label removed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780224618267ISBN:0224618261
Description: A good reading copy only. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. A former library book with the usual identifiers. -, Hard Cover, Good / Good. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780140214734ISBN:0140214739
Description: Acceptable. The cover is slightly creased. The edge of this book is slightly yellow. The spine is slightly ripped. Page colour-Slightly discoloured in accordance with book age. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
""The Economy of Cities" is a short and compelling investigation into two questions: what makes cities form, and why do some cities grow while others stagnate and shrink?
To the first question, Jane Jacobs argues that cities formed directly out of hunting and gathering societies, and then added agriculture to their economic activities. This overturns the "agricultural primacy" theory that is normally taught in schools: that small bands of hunters and gathers gradually settle down in agricultural settlements, which then expand to villages, and onwards to cities. I had never given this question much thought before, but by the end of the first chapter, Jacobs completely converted me to her point of view.
The second part of the book is longer and less interesting, but still worth a read if you're interested in urban studies. Jacobs argues that vibrant cities develop by adding new kinds of work to their existing economies, then develop these new kinds of work into export businesses serving other cities, and use the imports gained from this export work to develop still more kinds of businesses, in a repeating cycle. As readers of "Death and Life of Great American Cities" would expect, she's a strong proponent of the role of small businesses in creating new lines of work, and generally finds that large businesses lead to stagnant company towns (like Detroit.) Prescriptively, she's in favor of venture capital and government support for small business development, and cutting support to large but moribund old-line industries. Along the same lines, she favors measures that encourage the development of small business in ghettos and disadvantaged countries, and is generally against welfare programs that breed economic dependence.
One argument for the importance of this book: many of the ideas presented here have become widely accepted and implemented in urban development efforts in the U.S.- although sometimes not with the energy and vigor that Jacobs would have liked."
"I learned a lot about economics and how important cities are to a healthy economy. The book was published in 1984, but the ideas are still relevent now. I would highly recommend this book for anyone interested in economics/urban studies."
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