City and Country
An Interdisciplinary Collection
Economics and Sociology Thematic Issue
1. Edition July 2001
440 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-22884-4
John Wiley & Sons
The sixteen ground-breaking essays in this volume examine the processes by which cities grow and how current public policy, both in the area of zoning and town planning respond to this process.
Editor's Introduction.
Part I. Historical Perspectives on the Agglomeration Approach to
Economic Growth.
Part II. New Research on Size, Geography, Specialization, and
Productivity.
Part III. Case Studies: Land Value Taxation and Real Estate
Development.
Part IV. The Transformation of the City in the 21st Century.
Index.
Part I. Historical Perspectives on the Agglomeration Approach to
Economic Growth.
Part II. New Research on Size, Geography, Specialization, and
Productivity.
Part III. Case Studies: Land Value Taxation and Real Estate
Development.
Part IV. The Transformation of the City in the 21st Century.
Index.
Laurence S. Moss now serves as editor of The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. He is a Professor of Economics at Babson College and has served as the President of the History of Economics Society. He is also a well-known historian of economic thought. Moss is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and now serves on the Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
