{"product_id":"world-development-report-2009-reshaping-economic-geography-9780821376072","title":"World Development Report 2009  Reshaping Economic Geography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRising densities of human settlements, migration and transport to reduce distances to market, and specialization and trade facilitated by fewer international divisions are central to economic development. This report documents how production becomes more concentrated spatially as economies grow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverview; INTRODUCTION: PLACE AND POLICY; Geography in Motion; PART I SEEING DEVELOPMENT IN 3-D; Chapter 1 Density; Chapter 2 Distance; Chapter 3 Divisions; PART II SHAPING ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; Chapter 4 Scale economies and agglomeration; Chapter 5 Factor mobility and migration; Chapter 6 Transport costs and trade; PART III REFRAMING THE POLICY DEBATES; Chapter 7 Concentration without congestion: Managing an integrated portfolio of places; Chapter 8 Unity, not uniformity: Policies to integrate lagging and leading areas; Chapter 9 Winners without borders: Integrating poor countries with world markets.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515503731031,"sku":"9780821376072","price":27.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/world-development-report-2009-reshaping-economic-geography-9780821376072","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}