Cities and Economic change is a much-needed textbook, combining a sound theoretical grounding with an empirical overview of the urban economy. Specific references are made to key emergent processes and debates including splintered labour markets, informal economies, consumption, a comparative...

With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the "creative city" became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories about the relationship between creative individuals and...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction. Cities and Regions in the Twenty-First Century: Why Do They Develop and Change? -- Part I. The Economic Context of City and Regional Development -- 2. Workshops of the World Economy: People, Jobs, and Places -- 3. The Motor of Urban...