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Reshaping economic geography.
Places do well when they promote transformations along the dimensions of economic geography: higher densities as cities grow; shorter distances as workers and businesses migrate closer to density; and fewer divisions as nations lower their economic borders and enter world markets to take advantage o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Washington, D.C. : [London] :
World Bank ; [Eurospan, distributor],
©2009.
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| Colección: | World development report ;
2009. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Places do well when they promote transformations along the dimensions of economic geography: higher densities as cities grow; shorter distances as workers and businesses migrate closer to density; and fewer divisions as nations lower their economic borders and enter world markets to take advantage of scale and trade in specialized products. WDR 2009 argues that the three dimensions of transformation -- density, distance, and division -- are essential for development and should be encouraged. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 383 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-329) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821376089 082137608X 9780821376072 0821376071 9780821376409 0821376403 |
| ISSN: | 0163-5085 ; |