Urban agglomeration and economic growth

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InhaltsverzeichnisI: History.Urbanization, Technological Progress, and Economic History.Urbanization, Industrial Dynamics, and Spatial Development: A Company Life History Approach.Migration and City Growth during Industrial Revolutions.II: Theory.Economic Growth in a Central Place System.Supplementary Note on “Economic Growth in a Central Place System”.Economies and Diseconomies of Agglomeration.Structural Change in Urban Growth.The Locational Impact of Declining Costs of Transportation and Communication.III: Policy Implications.Alternative Strategies for Coping with Traffic Congestion.Competition among Locations: Objectives, Instruments, Strategies, Perspectives.The Future of Planning.About the Authors.