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Cities - Why They Thrive, Decline and Prosper Again

Jim Riley

31st August 2013

A economist's view of the role of cities here with some relevance for geography too! What factors now encourage and support a growing, thriving city? Why has Detroit declined so spectacularly? Which cities are benefiting from ideas-based industries? How has the changing pattern of international trade affected which cities thrive and which suffer?

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