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TRIUMPH OF THE CITY - EDWARD GLAESER TASCHENBUCH

Understanding the modern city and the powerful forces within it is the life's work of Harvard
urban economist Edward Glaeser  who at forty is hailed as one of the world's most exciting
urban thinkers. Travelling from city to city  speaking to planners and politicians across the
world  he uncovers questions large and small whose answers are both counterintuitive and deeply
significant. Should New Orleans be rebuilt? Why can't my nephew afford an apartment in New
York? Is London the new financial capital of the world? Is my job headed to Bangalore? In
Triumph of the City  Glaeser takes us around the world and into the mind of the modern city -
from Mumbai to Paris to Rio to Detroit to Shanghai  and to any number of points in between - to
reveal how cities think  why they behave in the manners that they do  and what wisdom they
share with the people who inhabit them. 'A masterpiece' Steven D. Levitt  co-author of
Freakonomics 'A brilliant read: persuasive and provocative' Time Out 'Replete with lightly
borne learning  this is a tremendous book' Bryan Appleyard  Literary Review 'Fascinating'
Sunday Telegraph 'Comprehensive  compelling and strongly recommended" Tim Harford  author of
The Undercover Economist and Adapt 'A hymn to the city' Metro

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