Cities and Economic Development (English, Paul Bairoch | Christopher Braider)

"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 vastliterature on the history of urbanization."--John C. Brown, IJournal of Economic Literature