Social Economy of the Metropolis : Cognitive-Cultural Capitalism and the Global Resurgence of Cities.

Social Economy of the Metropolis : Cognitive-Cultural Capitalism and the Global Resurgence of Cities.

This book is about the renaissance of cities in the twenty first century and their increasing role as centers of creative economic activity. Allen Scott is one of the world's foremost thinkers on globalization and the economies of modern cities, and in this book presents a concise introduction...

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Main Author: Scott, Allen John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2008.
Subjects:
Sociology, Urban.
Cities and towns > Growth.
Capitalism.
urban sociology.
suburban growth.
urban sprawl.
Capitalism
Cities and towns > Growth
Sociology, Urban
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Summary:This book is about the renaissance of cities in the twenty first century and their increasing role as centers of creative economic activity. Allen Scott is one of the world's foremost thinkers on globalization and the economies of modern cities, and in this book presents a concise introduction to his innovative and insightful perspective. - ;This book is about the renaissance of cities in the twenty first century and their increasing role as centers of creative economic activity. It attempts to put some conceptual and descriptive order around issues of urbanization in the contemporary world, e.
Physical Description:1 online resource (197 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-172) and index.
ISBN:9780191563577
0191563579
1281825824
9781281825827
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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