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Over the course of two decades, Urban Economics has achieved a worldwide audience, and has been translated into Chinese, Greek, Russian, and Korean. Like the eight previous editions, this edition provides a clear and concise presentation of the economic forces that:
- cause the development of cities;- determine the spatial form of cities;- cause urban economies to grow or shrink;- generate urban problems such as poverty, crime, and congestion;- make the market for urban housing unique; and- shape the tax and spending policies of local governments.
In addition to developing the basic concepts of urban economics, the book uses economic analysis to evaluate the merits of policies designed to address our most vexing urban problems.



PrefaceAcknowledgements
Part I: Introduction and Key Concepts
1. Introduction2. Key Concepts of Urban Economics
Part II: Market Forces in the Development of Cities
3. Trading and Factory Towns4. Agglomeration Economies5. Where Do Cities Develop?6. Consumer Cities and Central Place Theory7. Cities in a Regional Economy8. The Urban Labor Market9. The First Cities
Part III: Urban Land Use and Housing
10. Land Rent and Manufacturing Land Use11. Office Space and Tall Buildings12. Housing Prices and Residential Land Use13. Distribution of Jobs and People14. The Monocentric City and Urban General Equilibrium15. Neighborhoods16. Land Policy17. Urban Housing
Part IV: Urban Transportation
18. Cars and Roads19. Public Transit
Part V: Local Government, Education, and Crime
20. Role of Local Government21. Local Government Revenue22. Education23. Crime24. Models of Microeconomics