Cities, Productivity, and Quality of Life

被引:172
作者
Glaeser, Edward [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Econ, Sch Arts & Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, John F Kennedy Sch Govt, Cambridge, MA 01238 USA
关键词
AGGLOMERATION; WEALTH;
D O I
10.1126/science.1209264
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Technological changes and improved electronic communications seem, paradoxically, to be making cities more, rather than less, important. There is a strong correlation between urbanization and economic development across countries, and within-country evidence suggests that productivity rises in dense agglomerations. But urban economic advantages are often offset by the perennial urban curses of crime, congestion and contagious disease. The past history of the developed world suggests that these problems require more capable governments that use a combination of economic and engineering solutions. Though the scope of urban challenges can make remaining rural seem attractive, agrarian poverty has typically also been quite costly.
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页码:592 / 594
页数:3
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