Prelude to Jeff Bezos's day one -- Opportunities and challenges of cities -- Foundations of the economic flywheel -- Seattle's flywheels begin spinning -- Microsoft and Amazon innovate to success -- On the precipice of the future -- Investing in the future: talent and capital -- Models for...

There is a broad recognition among scholars and policy makers about the relevance of creativity, innovation and technology for the development of cities, and most importantly about the need of normative frameworks and guidelines aimed at increasing their wealth and socio-economic progress. The...