Inequalities in Creative Cities : Issues, Approaches, Comparisons / / edited by Ulrike Gerhard, Michael Hoelscher, David Wilson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910156206803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017
• ISBN: 9781349951154; 1349951153
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2017.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XVII, 270 p. 18 illus. in color.)
• Disciplina: 304.2
• Soggetti: Human geography; Social structure; Equality; Sociology, Urban; Human Geography; Social Structure; Urban Sociology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Inequalities in the Creative City: a New Perspective on an Old Phenomenon -- The cultural economy of the city. Entrees to theory and understanding inequality -- Urban inequality: approaches and narrative -- The ideal worker: inclusion and exclusion in a knowledge-based city - the case of Oxford, UK -- Making creative cities in the global West: The new polarization and ghettoization in Cleveland, USA and Glasgow, IK .- "Knowledge makes cities" - unequal? The significance of education and knowledge in "going creative" in Heidelberg, Germany .- Inequality and smart growth "Creative urbanism" in the French South: Constructing the (unequal) creative city in Montpellier.- Inequality in a "knowledge pearl" city Entering a knowledge pearl in times of creative cities policy and strategy. The case of Groningen, Netherlands.- Creative inequality in the mid-sized university city. Socio-spatial reflections on the Brazilian rural-urban interface: The case of Cachoeira .- Regulating access and mobility of ; single women in a "world class"-city: gender and inequality in Delhi, India .- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This edited volume is a lively and timely appraisal of "ordinary cities" as they struggle to implement creative redevelopment and economic growth strategies to enhance their global competitiveness. The book is concerned with new and often unanticipated inequalities that have emerged from this new city movement. As chronicled, such cities - Cleveland (USA), Heidelberg (Germany), Oxford (UK), Groningen (Netherlands), Montpellier (France), but also cities from the Global South such as Cachoeira (Brazil) and Delhi (India) - now experience new and unexpected realities of poverty, segregation, neglect of the poor, racial and ethnic strife. To date planners, academics, and policy analysts have paid little attention to the connections between this drive in these cities to be more creative and the inequalities that have followed. This book, keenly making these connections, highlights the limited visions that have been applied in this planning drive to make these cities more creative and ultimately more globally competitive.

Principles of Microeconomics : An Integrative Approach / / by Martin Kolmar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910523781303321
• Autore: Kolmar Martin <1967->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022
• ISBN: 9783030781675
• Edizione: [2nd ed. 2022.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (500 pages)
• Collana: Classroom Companion: Economics, , 2662-2890
• Classificazione: QC 100; 83.11
• Disciplina: 330.1
• Soggetti: Microeconomics; Economics - Psychological aspects; Economics - History; Econometrics; Schools of economics; Behavioral Economics; History of Economic Thought and Methodology; Quantitative Economics; Heterodox Economics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: First Principles -- Gains from Trade -- A Primer in Markets and Institutions: Introduction -- Supply and Demand Under Perfect Competition -- Normative Economics -- Externalities and the Limits of Markets -- Foundations of Demand and Supply: Decisions and Consumer Behavior -- Costs -- Firm Behavior and Industrial Organization: A Second Look at Firm Behavior Under Perfect Competition -- Firm Behavior in Monopolistic Markets -- Principles of Game Theory -- Firm Behavior in Oligopolistic Markets -- Appendix: A Case Study -- Mathematical Appendix.
• Sommario/riassunto: This textbook provides a comprehensive and unique introduction to modern microeconomics. It adopts an integrative approach, positioning the main findings of economics in a broader context. It critically reflects on theories from a philosophical standpoint and compares them to approaches found in the social sciences, while at the same time highlighting the implications for the design of legal systems and business practices. Intended for undergraduate students, the book presents brief examples and comprehensive case studies to help them grasp the real-world implications of the theories. As such, it is suitable for an applied, yet technically precise approach to teaching microeconomics, as well as for a critical review of the economic mainstream. Starting from the question as to why and how societies organize economic activity, it analyzes the potential and limitations of various types of market with regard to alleviating scarcity and achieving distributive objectives, from an institutional perspective. This second edition systematically expands on decision theory by including chapters on traditional decision theory under risk and uncertainty, and on behavioral economics, as well as a chapter presenting findings from the neurosciences, evolutionary psychology, and narrative psychology. Furthermore, there are theoretical additions, along with updated case studies and examples – from trade wars to pandemics and the climate crisis. A new edition of the companion workbook features a wealth of exercises, ranging from basic multiple-choice questions to challenging mathematical problems and case studies, is also available.