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Author:   Barry Bluestone (Russell B. and Andree B. Stearns Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, Russell B. and Andree B. Stearns Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, Northeastern University) ,  Mary Huff Stevenson (Professor of Economics Emerita, Professor of Economics Emerita, University of Massachusetts, Boston) ,  Russell E. Williams (Associate Professor of Economics and Coordinator of the Urban Studies Minor, Associate Professor of Economics and Coordinator of the Urban Studies Minor, Wheaton College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   1.048kg
ISBN:  

9780197527313

ISBN 10:   0197527310
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   29 April 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Part I Introduction to Cities and Suburbs Chapter 1 The Wonder and Paradox of Urban Life Urban Issues and the Social Science Lens Our Love/Hate Relationship with the City Our Love/Hate Relationship with the Suburbs The Importance of Density Urban Spillovers Economic Geographies and Political Geographies The Dynamics of Metropolitan Development An Analytic Framework for Understanding Metropolitan Area Dynamics Further Applications of the Analytic Framework Well-Being and Public Policy The Role of Political Power and Interest Groups Paradox and Urban Inquiry Key Issues in Urban Policy Globalization and the Changing Role of U.S. Cities The Tools of the Trade Opportunity Cost The Criteria of Efficiency and Equity Externalities Unintended Consequences Other Important Economic Concepts Chapter 2 Cities of the World: How Metro Areas Rank Defining Metro Areas The Need for Standard Definitions New Definitions Ranking The World's Metropolitan Areas Roles in the World Economy Ranking US Metropolitan Areas Cities and Their Reputations A Taxonomy of 21st Century Cities Central Cities and Suburbs Economic Rankings of Cities The Cost of Living Ranking World Cities Average Income per Capita per Year (PPP) Poverty Race and Ethnicity Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Global Cities Income Disparities in Global Cities Using Data Wisely Part II The Dynamics of Metropolitan Development Chapter 3 Metropolitan Development from the Seventeenth to the Early Twentieth Century The Geography of Growth: Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces The Era of Water and Steam Power The Era of Railroads, Electricity, and the Telephone Some Economic Concepts Underlying Urban Growth Trade and Transportation Costs Agglomeration Economies and Density Internal Economies of Scale Size of Consumer Markets Technological Progress Transportation Costs between 19th Century Cities Weber's Graphical Model of Transportation Costs Other Important Ideas from Weber and from Isard Transportation Costs within 19th Century Cities Agglomeration Economies and the Growth of Cities Technological Progress and Innovation Demographic Growth and Change in Urban Areas Internal Migration: From Rural to Urban America Immigration and the Growth of American Cities Annexation and the Growing Size of Cities The Changing Pattern of Urban Population Growth Chapter 4 Cities and Suburbs Moving Into the 21st Century The Dynamics of Metropolitan Expansion Formal Models of Urban Growth and Development Understanding Urban Land Values The Basic Alonso Model---Learning About Cities from Rural Farms Applying the Bid-Rent Model to Metro Area Development The Residential Paradox Constrained Choice and Political Factors in Land Values and Location The Evolution of 20th Century U.S. Metropolitan Areas Post World War II Business Location The Rise of the Post-World War II Suburb The Impact of Federal Policies on Suburbanization Class, Race, and Ethnic Segregation in the American City New Immigration and the Cities Cross-Currents of the Late 20th Century: Sunbelt Cities, Edge Cities, And Gentrification The Rise of Sunbelt Cities The Rise of Edge Cities Central Cities and Gentrification The Changing Fortunes of Individual Cities Globalization and the Competition for Industry in the 21st Century Weber and the Twenty-First-Century City Part III Foundations of Metropolitan Area Prosperity Chapter 5 Urban Prosperity and the Role of Trade A Short Primer on the Economics of Trade Absolute Advantage Comparative Advantage Limitations to the Theory of Comparative Advantage New Trade Theory The Theory of Competitive Advantage Trade and Prosperity Export Base Theory: The Demand Side of the Metropolitan Area's Economy The Basic/Non-Basic Approach: A Simple Measurement Technique Job Multipliers Location Quotients Limitations of the Basic/Non-Basic Approach Input-Output Analysis: A More Complex Set of Tools Limitations of the Input-Output Measurement Technique Limitations of the Demand Side Focus Shifting the Focus from the Demand Side to the Supply Side The Supply Side: A Long-Term Perspective Interactions between the Demand Side and the Supply Side Strategies for Less-Resilient Metropolitan Areas Competitive Advantage in Inner-City Neighborhoods Understanding Metro Area Prosperity in Light of Economic Theory Newly Prosperous Metro Areas in the US Summing Up Chapter 6 Urban Labor Markets and Metro Prosperity The National Economic Business Cycle Unemployment Across the Globe Employment and Unemployment in the United States What Occupations Pay Labor Market Earnings by Metro Area Occupational Wage Differentials Across Metro Areas Occupational Wage Differentials Between Occupations Across Metro Areas Theories About Wage Determination Understanding Wage Differentials Human Capital Market Power and Barriers to Mobility in the Labor Market Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Spatial Mismatch Skills Mismatch Employment, Social Networks, and Social Capital The Role of Unions Immigration Explaining Metro Area Earnings Differentials: A Summary Labor Markets and Urban Prosperity Part IV Current Policy Issues in Metro Areas Chapter 7 The Urban Public Sector Government's Economic Role in Metro Areas How the Private Market is Supposed to Work Supply and Demand in the Private Sector Market Failure and the Public Sector Market Power Information Problems Negative and Positive Externalities Pure Public Goods Government and the Distribution of Well-Being The Debate over the Scope of Government Intervention Market Failure and the Alternatives for Providing Goods and Services Regulated Private Markets Public Funding/Private Provision Public Provision Local Government Employment and Spending Patterns Privatization of Public Services Paying for Government Services Income and Sales Taxes Levied by Local Governments Pricing in the Public Sector A Primer on the Economics of Building and Paying for Bridges User Fees The Tiebout Hypothesis Limitations in the Tiebout Hypothesis Metropolitanism Individuals, Interest Groups, and Values Public Choice Theory Interest Groups and Elites Incrementalism Regime Theory and Growth Machines The Nature of Voting Systems The Challenge of Public Sector Decision Making Appendix A: Negative Externalities Appendix B: Positive Externalities Chapter 8 Urban Public Education and Metro Prosperity The Decentralized U.S. Education System Variation in School Spending The Importance of Schooling in Modern Society Variation in Educational Attainment across Metro Areas Educational Attainment and Metro Area Income Education, New Growth Theory, and the Well-Being of Cities and Suburbs Education Production Functions Racial and Ethnic Differences in Educational Opportunity and Outcomes Trends in School Success by Race and Ethnicity Understanding

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[This book] is the best real-world interdisciplinary book out there [on the topic]. [It offers] strong theoretical and applied coverage of: (1) expected effects of climate change to urban areas, (2) how wealth inequality is generated by urban areas and solutions to mitigate [this], (3) housing affordability in the urban areas that individuals want to live in, (4) transportation/mobility upheavals and how the city deals with them, [and] (5) public safety and K-12 education concerns that keep people out of cities. * Rob Wassmer, Professor, California State University * This book is a good fit for students majoring in political science, urban studies, or public policy. The distinct advantage of this book is that it is comprehensive and covers a lot of urban issues using simple tools. * Rasha Ahmed, Associate Professor, Trinity College * The revised text is organized appropriately by historical development and role of the metropolitan dynamics. Then, the authors creatively integrate topical issues of cities and suburbs. This is a real strength because it helps frame policy problems and policy solutions. [In addition] the text reflects current debates in the literature on the factors shaping uneven development and inequality in cities and suburbs. These are central areas of scholarly inquiry, and the authors appropriately engage these debates and apply them to current patterns. * Thomas Vicino, Professor, Northeastern University *

[This book] is the best real-world interdisciplinary book out there [on the topic]. [It offers] strong theoretical and applied coverage of: (1) expected effects of climate change to urban areas, (2) how wealth inequality is generated by urban areas and solutions to mitigate [this], (3) housing affordability in the urban areas that individuals want to live in, (4) transportation/mobility upheavals and how the city deals with them, [and] (5) public safety and K-12 education concerns that keep people out of cities. * Rob Wassmer, Professor, California State University * This book is a good fit for students majoring in political science, urban studies, or public policy. The distinct advantage of this book is that it is comprehensive and covers a lot of urban issues using simple tools. * Rasha Ahmed, Associate Professor, Trinity College * The revised text is organized appropriately by historical development and role of the metropolitan dynamics. Then, the authors creatively integrate topical issues of cities and suburbs. This is a real strength because it helps frame policy problems and policy solutions. [In addition] the text reflects current debates in the literature on the factors shaping uneven development and inequality in cities and suburbs. These are central areas of scholarly inquiry, and the authors appropriately engage these debates and apply them to current patterns. * Thomas Vicino, Professor, Northeastern University *

Author Information

Barry Bluestone is the Russell B. and Andree B. Stearns Trustee Professor Emeritus of Political Economy; Founding Director of the Dukakis Center; Founding Dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University. Mary Huff Stevenson is a Professor of Economics Emerita at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Russell E. Williams is an Associate Professor of Economics at Wheaton College.

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