Urban economics Book

I. BASIC IDEAS AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.

1. The Nature of Urban Areas.

2. Comparative Advantage and Regions.

3. Urbanization and Economic Growth in the United States.

4. Trends in Sizes and Structures of Urban Areas.

II. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS.

5. Introducing Land and Land Rents into Price Theory.

6. Theoretical Analysis of Urban Structure.

7. A Critical Examination of the Model.

8. Welfare Economics and Urban Problems.

III. URBAN PROBLEMS AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

9. The Problem of Poverty.

10. The Market for Housing.

11. Housing Finance and Investment.

12. Housing Problems and Policies.

13. Urban Transportation.

14. Local Government.

15. Pollution and Environmental Quality.

16. Sizes and Structures of Urban Areas.