Michael Storper: 2 books
Keys to the City
How Economics, Institutions, Social Interaction, and Politics Shape Development
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2013
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 Storper, one of the world's leading economic geographers, looks at why we should consider economic development issues within a regional...
The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies
Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2015
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 of other American metropolises. Yet, in 1970, experts would have predicted that L.A. would outpace San Francisco in population,...