There was an economist whose work focused on how cities act as the fundamental hub of economic activity that supports the rest of a region, but his/her name escapes me at the moment. Some names were mentioned in the article, but they did not ring a bell. Anyone know whom i'm talking about?
I was going to post her name. Jane Jacobs wrote, among other books:
- Cities and the Wealth of Nations
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- The Economy of Cities
Her last book, in 2004, was ominously titled "Dark Age Ahead".
Incidentally, I worked down the street from where she lived at the time of her death (the Annex, in Toronto). Her ideas were a recurring topic at the pub, the Duke of York.
