Economic Geography and the Unequal Development of Regions

by Jacques-François Thisse, Jacques-Franxe7ois Thisse, Jacques-Fran Ois Thisse, et al.

Behind the mystery of economic growth stands another mystery: why do some places fare better than others? Casual evidence shows that sizable differences exist at very different spatial scales (countries, regions and cities). This book aims to discuss the main economic reasons for the existence of peaks and troughs in the spatial distribution of wealth and people, with a special emphasis on the role of large cities and regional agglomerations in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138808172
• ISBN13: 9781138808171
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 140 Pages