Keys to the City: How Economics, Institutions, Social Interaction, and Politics Shape Development

by Michael Storper

Book Overview

Why do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael Storper, one of the world's leading economic geographers, looks at why we should consider economic development issues within a regional context--at the level of the city-region--and why city economies develop unequally. Storper identifies four contexts that shape urban economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691202958
• ISBN13: 9780691202952
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"