false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171059795m/85401.jpg 85401 4 "Learned, iconoclastic and exciting...Jacobs' diagnosis of the decay of cities in an increasingly integrated world economy is on the mark."&#8212;<i>New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>"Jacobs' book is inspired, idiosyncratic and personal...It is written with verve and humor; for a work of embattled theory, it is wonderfully concrete, and its leaps are breathtaking."&#8212;<i>Los Angeles Times</i><br><br>"Not only comprehensible but entertaining...Like Mrs. Jacobs' other books, it offers a concrete approach to an abstract and elusive subject. That, all by itself, makes for an intoxicating experience."&#8212;<i>New York Times</i> 82410 12 3 1985 Cities and the Wealth of Nations total:75|5:22|4:32|3:19|2:2|1:0| 75 299 152 13 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 09:04:33 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 14:53:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 07:21:36 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 14:15:53 -0700 2008
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A compelling case for city-states as a primary basis for economic life. Her arguments about 'transactions of decline' (Chapter 12) and the...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 07:01:15 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 07:05:27 -0700 2007 Jane Jacobs loves cities. In The Death and Life of Great American Cities, written in the Sixties, she blasted urban-redesign efforts that were based on the assumption that people actually didn't like cities and would prefer to live in the country -- millions of city-dwellers to the contrary. In "...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 1990 Sun Aug 02 10:23:41 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 10:25:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 08 11:57:13 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 11:58:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 29 13:24:33 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 03 15:29:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 07:39:33 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 07:41:50 -0800 2007
Not sure how Jacobs' work is regarded outside of "Death and Life of Great American Cities," and I'm also not informed enough to comment on them with any credibility.

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