Why do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained
economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael …

Today, the Bay Area is home to the most successful knowledge economy in America, while
Los Angeles has fallen progressively further behind its neighbor to the north and a number …

This pioneering volume proposes a compelling new theory of how regions have sustained
their economic viability in the era of multinational corporations. Unlike traditional …

ÔThis is vintage Allen Scott, but also a tour dÕhorizon of the state of urban studies, 2012, by
one of its foremost global practitioners: compulsory reading. Õ Ð Peter Hall, University …

In a rapidly transforming world, America's cities occupy a strategic position in the global web
and play an increasing role in determining the quality of local citizenship. In this book, we …

Does globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and
strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place …

Explaining the growth and change of regions and cities is one of the great challenges for
social science. The field of economic geography and associated economics has developed …

This book offers insights into the process and the practice of local economic development.
Bridging the gap between theory and practice it demonstrates the relevance of theory to …

What factors account for the determination of select cities as “global cities” and others not?
For Saskia Sassen, a leading scholar in the study of cities in the world economy, the answer …

In the examination of urban politics, governance, and economics, the way in which social
differences and disagreements about the use of urban space play out in the real world are of …