This book was first published in 1977. Urban economics is a relatively young field of economics; hardly existing except perhaps in real estate and land economics curricula-before the 1960s. Within the last few years, especially after 1 971, there has been a growth of interest in urban economic theory, strong enough even to attract the attention of general economic theorists. These new theoretical writings have been named the 'New Urban Economics'-NUE for short. The aim of this monograph is to survey and assess NUE, to evaluate its contribution to urban economics, to offer a few extensions and to say something about the future direction of the subfield.
Autorentext
H.W. Richardson
Zusammenfassung
Stanley Milgram's experiments on obedience to authority are among the most important psychological studies of this century. Perhaps because of the enduring significance of the findings--the surprising ease with which ordinary persons can be commanded to act destructively against an innocent individual by a legitimate authority--it continues to claim the attention of psychologists and other social scientists, as well as the general public. The study continues to inspire valuable research and analysis. The goal of this book is to present current work inspired by the obedience paradigm. This book demonstrates the vibrancy of the obedience paradigm by presenting some of its most important and stimulating contemporary uses and applications. Paralleling Milgram's own eclecticism in the content and style of his research and writing, the contributions comprise a potpourri of styles of research and presentation--ranging from personal narratives, through conceptual analyses, to randomized experiments.
Inhalt
1. What is 'New Urban Economics'? 2. Antecedents 3. The standard NUE model 4. Implications and extensions of the standard model 5. The monocentric city 6. The multicentric city 7. More complex residential location patterns 8. Locational interdependence 9. Towards dynamics 10. An optimum geograpy 11. Two residential location models i. The possibility of positive rent gradients ii. Discontinuous densities, urban spatial structure, and growth 12. Alternatives to NUE 13. Political economy 14. Conclustion: are NUE models operational?