EAN: 9781399412421

AGE OF THE CITY - IAN GOLDIN TOM LEE-DEVLIN KAR...

Visionary Oxford professor Ian Goldin and The Economist's Tom Lee-Devlin show why the city is
where the battles of inequality  social division  pandemics and climate change must be faced.
From centres of antiquity like Athens or Rome to modern metropolises like New York or Shanghai
cities throughout history have been the engines of human progress and the epicentres of our
greatest achievements. Now  for the first time  more than half of humanity lives in cities  a
share that continues to rise. In the developing world  cities are growing at a rate never seen
before. In this book  Professor Goldin and Tom Lee-Devlin show why making our societies fairer
more cohesive and sustainable must start with our cities. Globalization and technological
change have concentrated wealth into a small number of booming metropolises  leaving many
smaller cities and towns behind and feeding populist resentment. Yet even within seemingly
thriving cities like London or San Francisco  the gap between the haves and have-nots continues
to widen and our retreat into online worlds tears away at our social fabric. Meanwhile 
pandemics and climate change pose existential threats to our increasingly urban world.
Professor Goldin and Tom Lee-Devlin combine the lessons of history with a deep understanding of
the challenges confronting our world today to show why cities are at a crossroads - and hold
our destinies in the balance.

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