The Evolution of Great World Cities: Urban Wealth and Economic Growth

by Christopher Kennedy

Book Overview

Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do--Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis. Others, like former colonial backwater Hong Kong, defy the odds by growing into major trading centres. What are the key factors distinguishing those cities that become wealthy from those that don't? Christopher Kennedy illuminates how geography, technology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442611529
• ISBN13: 9781442611528
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Rotman-Utp Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"