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Taylor & Francis Ltd Regional And Urban Economics And Economic Development 2007 Edition by Mary E. Edwards
Thorough and authoritative, Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development: Theory and Methods provides students with a sound approach to analyzing the economic progress of a region or urban area. The textbook is divided into four sections for ease of reference. The first section, Market Areas and Firm Location Analysis introduces spatial economics and location theory, while the next section, Regional Growth and Development analyzes regional growth and development models and policy. Introducing the foundations of urban economics, Urban Land Use and Urban Form examines land rent, land use patterns, and the effects of attempts to control land uses. The final section, Urban Problems and Policy, investigates local public finance and introduces the policy analysis involved in countering urban problems. Addressing these topics from the perspectives of how they affect the population at large and how they become established within public policy, Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development: Theory and Methods provides students with an essential foundation not only to understand but also to contemplate the dynamics of varying economic factors as they relate to an area's growth. Nature and Scope of Regional and Urban EconomicsRoots of Spatial EconomicsWhat makes up a Region?Classifying RegionsHow Does Space Affect Traditional Economics?Plan of the BookAppendix: Data SourcesResearch QuestionsList of ReferencesPART I: MARKET AREAS AND FIRM LOCATION ANALYSISLinear Market AreasFrom Demand Functions to Price-Distance FunctionsDynamics of Market AreasPrice Elasticity of Demand and DistanceHotelling's Linear MarketsChallenging the Principle of Minimum DifferentiationConsumer Search Behavior and Firm LocationSummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesMathematical AppendixQuestions to Mathematical AppendixMarket Areas and Systems of CitiesLocation on a PlainSystems of Cities and Central PlacesThe Instability of Urban HierarchiesApproaches for Studying Competing CentersRural Cities and Economic GrowthLimitations of the Central Place TheorySummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesAppendix: Delineating MarketsSummary and ConclusionsNow it's Your TurnList of ReferencesIndustrial LocationLeast Cost Location with Variable InputsIncreasing versus Constant Returns to ScaleTransport-Oriented ModelsFootloose FirmsSummaryChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesAgglomeration Economies and Entrepreneur's PreferencesAgglomeration EconomiesLocalization EconomiesUrbanization EconomiesDiseconomies of AgglomerationAccidents, History and Circular and Cumulative CausalityUtility Maximization and Plant LocationSummary and ConclusionChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesAppendix: Location under UncertaintyList of ReferencesSpatial Pricing DecisionsWhat is Price Discrimination?Spatial Price DiscriminationWelfare Analysis of Pricing DecisionsSummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentList of ReferencesPART II. REGIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTShort-Run Income ModelsProduction Possibilities Curves and Economic GrowthComparative AdvantageDemand-Based Models (Short-Run)Economic Base Theory and AnalysisNontraditional Economic BasesFinancial Markets and Regional GrowthInput-Output AnalysisDecomposing Regional EmploymentSummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesAppendix: Short-run Model of an Open EconomySupply-Based Regional Growth AnalysisNeoclassical Growth TheoryEndogenous Growth TheoryInnovation and the Diffusion of TechnologyKnowledge, Innovation and Technological ProgressHuman Capital and Technical ChangeThe Role of Capital and Entrepreneurship in Regional GrowthForeign Direct Investment: Does Ownership of Capital Matter?Summary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesCore-Periphery Models: Distance Countsvon Thunen's Concentric RingsProduct Life-Cycles and Firm LocationGrowth PolesStaple Theory of Economic DevelopmentRural Economic DevelopmentSummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesRegional Labor Markets and MigrationLabor Market StructureRegional Wage DifferentialsTypes of UnemploymentIncreasing a Region's Labor SupplyConsequences of ImmigrationSummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesCan Government Change a Region's Growth Path?Why Government?Will Non-Resident Consumer Spending Sustain Regional Prosperity?The Effects of Economic Development PolicyEconomic Development Incentive ToolsIs the Battle Worth It?SummaryChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesAppendix: Measuring an Area's Economic WelfareResearch AssignmentList of ReferencesPART III. URBAN LAND USE AND URBAN FORMLand Rents and Land Use PatternsLand Rent, Contract Rent and Economic RentDemand for LandIntraurban Industry LocationPeriurbanizationCapitalization ProcessHedonic Price IndicesSummary and ConclusionChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesThe Housing MarketWhy is the Housing Market Efficient?Housing ServicesHousing PricesHousing Supply FunctionsHousing DemandSegregation and DiscriminationAffordabilitySummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesTransportationTransportation DemandTransportation SupplyCosting-out ExternalitiesCongestionSummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of ReferencesGrowth Controls, Smart Growth and ZoningUrban SustainabilityProperty Rights and OwnershipHow to Control GrowthEffects of Controlling Land-UseIs there a Case for Controlled Growth?Compact CitiesAlternative Solutions for Curbing "Sprawl"Summery and ConclusionsChapter QuestionResearch AssignmentList of ReferencesPART IV. URBAN PROBLEMS AND POLICYLocal Public FinanceCollective Choice and the Median Voter ModelLocal Public GoodsTiebout HypothesisPublic Finance DebatesRevenue Sources of Local GovernmentSummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch QuestionsList of ReferencesAppendix: Edgeworth Box and Pareto OptimalityIntergovernmental RelationsFiscal Federalism: Who Provides What to Whom?Government Hierarchies and Local Game PlayingInterjurisdictional CompetitionYardstick CompetitionSummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch QuestionsList of ReferencesIncome Inequality and PovertyDefinition of IncomeMeasuring Income Inequality and PovertyWho are the Poor?Poverty DynamicsHow to Help the PoorConclusionChapter QuestionsResearch QuestionsList of ReferencesOptimal Local Education PoliciesEducation and GrowthProduction Function for EducationCreating an Educated Labor ForceImproving School QualityWillingness to pay for EducationConclusionChapter QuestionsResearch QuestionsList of ReferencesControlling CrimeCategorizing CrimesEconomic Theory of CrimeCompeting Theories of CrimeSocial Costs of CrimeVictimsEconomic Theories of Hate, Passion, Violence and DrugsVictimless CrimesOrganized CrimeWhat Works to Reduce Crime?Summary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch QuestionsList of References