TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jacobs, Jane
TI  - The economy of cities
SN  - 9780394705842
U1  - 338.0917 JAC-J 
PY  - 1969///
CY  - New York
PB  - Vintage Books
KW  -  Industries--Social aspects
KW  - Urban economics
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Cities and towns--Growth
N1  - In this book, Jane Jacobs, building on the work of her debut, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, investigates the delicate way cities balance the interplay between the domestic production of goods and the ever-changing tide of imports. Using case studies of developing cities in the ancient, pre-agricultural world, and contemporary cities on the decline, like the financially irresponsible New York City of the mid-sixties, Jacobs identifies the main drivers of urban prosperity and growth, often via counterintuitive and revelatory lessons
ER  -