Urban Change in the United States and Western Europe: Comparative Analysis and PolicyIn this completely revised second edition, the authors explore what can be learned from a rigorous comparison of the patterns of urban concentrations of residents and employment in Western Europe and the United States. Using a wide range of methodological techniques, including economic theory, econometrics, regional science, and institutional historical analysis, the essays analyze the factors underlying urban economic development, with particular emphasis on the role and effectiveness of public policy. |
Contents
Contrasting Strategies for the Economic | 15 |
Priorities in Urban and Economic Development | 57 |
Patterns and Processes of Employment | 89 |
Some Causes of Western European Patterns | 149 |
What Makes Metropolitan Areas Grow? | 207 |
John B Parr | 215 |
Networking Strategies as a Factor in Urban | 243 |
Regional Changes in Urban and Metropolitan | 263 |
Jobs in the Suburbs of Major | 409 |
National Assistance to Urban Areas in the United | 451 |
Technology Development Programs | 479 |
Decentralization and Residential Choices | 515 |
Oriented Revitalization Policy in Western Europe | 539 |
Decentralization in the United States and | 561 |
Exurbia or Islington? | 569 |
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Urban Decentralization Processes in Western | 297 |
Fiscal Consequences for U S Central Cities of | 327 |
The Structure of Local Public Finance and | 371 |
About the Editors | 615 |
Edwin S Mills 191 | 620 |
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