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010			_a 2008431218
020			_a9780199290444 (hbk.)
020			_a019929044X (hbk.)
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050	0	0	_aHT321 _b.G52 2008
082			_223 _a330.91732 GLA _b023330
100	1		_aGlaeser, Edward L. _q(Edward Ludwig), _d1967-
245	1	0	_aCities, agglomeration, and spatial equilibrium / _cby Edward L. Glaeser.
264		1	_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c2008.
300			_avi, 275 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
440		0	_aLindahl lectures
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1. Introduction; 2. The Spatial Equilibrium Within the City; 3. The Spatial Equilibrium Across; 4. Agglomeration Economies; 5. Urban Distress; 6. Cities and Public Policy.
520			_a220 million Americans crowd together in the 3% of the country that is urban. 35 million people live in the vast metropolis of Tokyo, the most productive urban area in the world. The central city of Mumbai alone has 12 million people, and Shanghai almost as many. We choose to live cheek by jowl, in a planet with vast amounts of space. Yet despite all of the land available to us, we choose to live in proximity to cities. Using economics to understand this phenomenon, the urban economist uses the tools of economic theory and empirical data to explain why cities exist and to analyze urban issues such as housing, education, crime, poverty and social interaction. Drawing on the success of his Lindahl lectures, Edward Glaeser provides a rigorous account of his research and unique thinking on cities. Using a series of simple models and economic theory, Glaeser illustrates the primary features of urban economics including the concepts of spatial equilibrium and agglomeration economies. Written for a mathematically inclined audience with an interest in urban economics and cities, the book is written to be accessible to theorists and non-theorists alike and should provide a basis for further empirical work.
650		0	_aUrban economics.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0907/2008431218-b.html
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