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  • © 1995

Urban Agglomeration and Economic Growth

Part of the book series: Publications of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation (EGON-SOHMEN)

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Table of contents (11 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Migration and City Growth during Industrial Revolutions

      • Jeffrey G. Williamson
      Pages 79-104
  3. Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
    2. Economic Growth in a Central Place System

      • Martin J. Beckmann
      Pages 107-115
    3. Economies and Diseconomies of Agglomeration

      • Harry W. Richardson
      Pages 123-155
    4. Structural Change in Urban Growth

      • Henning Klodt
      Pages 157-182
  4. Policy Implications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
    2. Alternative Strategies for Coping with Traffic Congestion

      • Genevieve Giuliano, Kenneth A. Small
      Pages 199-225
    3. The Future of Planning

      • Peter Hall
      Pages 257-272
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 273-277

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kiel Institute of World Economics, Kiel, Germany

    Herbert Giersch

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Urban Agglomeration and Economic Growth

  • Editors: Herbert Giersch

  • Series Title: Publications of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79397-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin ยท Heidelberg 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-79399-8Published: 16 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-79397-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 277

  • Topics: Regional/Spatial Science

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