Cities and Economic Development by Paul Bairoch
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A hefty history, from the Neolithic onward. It's ambitious in scope and rich in subject, detailing urbanization and, of course, the links between cities and economies. Scholarly, accessible, and significant. -- Newsday This book offers a path-breaking synthesis of the vast literature on the history of urbanization. --John C. Brown, IJournal of Economic Literature