# Cities and the Wealth of Nations

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- Book: [Cities and the Wealth of Nations](https://www.bookquiver.com/jane-jacobs/cities-and-the-wealth-of-nations) ([Cities and the Wealth of Nations.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/jane-jacobs/cities-and-the-wealth-of-nations.md))
- Authors: [Jane Jacobs](https://www.bookquiver.com/jane-jacobs)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-03-9472-911-4
- Pages: 272
- Published: 1985-03-12
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In this eye-opening work of economic theory, Jane Jacobs argues that it is cities—not nations—that are the drivers of wealth. Challenging centuries of economic orthodoxy, in Cities and the...