The Wealth of Cities and the Poverty of Nations by Christof Parnreiter Paperback

Description: The Wealth of Cities and the Poverty of Nations by Christof Parnreiter, Prof. Christof Parnreiter A corrective to the view that cities are only ever "good", arguing that the same urban properties which make cities so extraordinarily proficient at producing the "good" innovations also provides fertile ground for the development of the "bad" ones, on which urban elites have syphoned off wealth from other localities and regions. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Cities are seen as essentially "good": innovative, pro-growth, poverty-reducing. In a challenging corrective to this common portrayal, Christof Parnreiter argues that the same urban properties which make cities so extraordinarily proficient at producing the "good" innovations - agglomeration economies, network externalities and a massive built environment - also provides fertile ground for the development of the "bad" ones, on which urban elites have syphoned off wealth from other localities and regions.The book scrutinizes the interconnections between wealth creation and poverty generation by putting cities centre stage as a fundamental explanatory category for understanding how the wealth of nations is produced as well as for grasping how the poverty of nations is created. It seeks to correct the developmentalist enthusiasm, commonplace in urban and regional studies, for cities efficiency, which has displaced interest in cities role in uneven development. Author Biography Christof Parnreiter is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Hamburg and an Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. His books include Global City Makers (2018) (with Michael Hoyler and Allan Watson). Table of Contents 1. Introduction2. Uneven development3. The genius of cities4. The Janus-faced genius of cities5. Towards a citified research agenda on uneven development6. Concluding remarks Review Parnreiter presents an urgent corrective lens to pierce the proliferating facades of urban recreation to reveal the grim state of nations. Whether this is caused by cities is a question Parnreiter explores. This vista should inform the nascent discourse about making new cities that are neither shanty towns nor gleaming bunkers. -- Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia UniversityJust as the idea of the "triumph" of the city and the driving force of agglomeration economies has become hegemonic, Christof Parnreiter reminds us of the important counterpoint of the citys dark side. This is required reading for those that want to know what the "urban age" is really about. -- Michiel van Meeteren, Assistant Professor in Human Geography, Utrecht UniversityCities are inherently complex. The development of cities never creates simple outcomes. These truisms are often missing from recent studies of contemporary urbanization. Parnreiter provides a convincing, and very necessary, corrective to laudatory promotions of cities today. -- Peter J. Taylor, Director of Globalisation and World Cities (GaWC) research network Details ISBN1788215591 Author Prof. Christof Parnreiter Publisher Agenda Publishing Series Economic Transformations Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781788215596 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-05-09 Imprint Agenda Publishing Place of Publication Newcastle upon Tyne Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9781788215589 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education UK Release Date 2024-05-09 ISBN-10 1788215591 Pages 160 DEWEY 330.91732 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159938637;

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