Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life"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 Times" |
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Page 110
... grants and sub- sidies have been advanced in such unprecedented abundance , for if loans , grants and subsidies really did stimulate economic life , that is the effect they would be having . In that case , the general- ized and ...
... grants and sub- sidies have been advanced in such unprecedented abundance , for if loans , grants and subsidies really did stimulate economic life , that is the effect they would be having . In that case , the general- ized and ...
Page 120
... grants and subsidies ; they did not figure , either , in the case of goods and services the region got on credit . Here it is useful to remember what happened in Taipei during that city's recent extraordinary economic development ...
... grants and subsidies ; they did not figure , either , in the case of goods and services the region got on credit . Here it is useful to remember what happened in Taipei during that city's recent extraordinary economic development ...
Page 122
... grants and subsidies can do and what they cannot do . They can bring very swift , needed changes , and produce real improvements immediately when they are well used . But the spending of the loans , grants and subsidies is the whole ...
... grants and subsidies can do and what they cannot do . They can bring very swift , needed changes , and produce real improvements immediately when they are well used . But the spending of the loans , grants and subsidies is the whole ...
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Fools Paradise | 3 |
Back to Reality | 29 |
Cities Own Regions | 45 |
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