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Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories

Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories Regional Studies, Vol. 44.1, pp. 131 – 135, February 2010 Book Reviews Edited by PAVI OINAS Social Economy of the Metropolis: Cognitive–Cultural The second development Scott places at the centre of Capitalism and the Global Resurgence of Cities, his argument is an account of how neo-liberalism has ALLEN J. SCOTT, Oxford University Press, Oxford signalled a withdrawal of the public and an era of (2008). xiiiþ182 pp. US$49.95 (hbk). ISBN 978 0 19 fiscal austerity that deeply affects the governance of 954930 6. cities and regions. Third, globalization is argued to have undeniably linked cities into a global mosaic of Allen J. Scott will be well known to many readers city regions. Against this backdrop Scott suggests the of this journal because of his enormous contributions idea of the resurgent city: that if one is to understand to many issues central to regional studies. He has the contemporary phase of capitalism, then one needs written extensively on economic geography, the cul- to look again at the city and how one understands the tural economy of cities, and economic development. urban. The book certainly presents evidence to At around 160 pages of text, divided into eight chap- support the suggestion http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Regional Studies Taylor & Francis

Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories

Thakur, Rajiv R.
Regional Studies , Volume 44 (1): 4 – Feb 1, 2010
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Regional Studies, Vol. 44.1, pp. 131 – 135, February 2010 Book Reviews Edited by PAVI OINAS Social Economy of the Metropolis: Cognitive–Cultural The second development Scott places at the centre of Capitalism and the Global Resurgence of Cities, his argument is an account of how neo-liberalism has ALLEN J. SCOTT, Oxford University Press, Oxford signalled a withdrawal of the public and an era of (2008). xiiiþ182 pp. US$49.95 (hbk). ISBN 978 0 19 fiscal austerity that deeply affects the governance of 954930 6. cities and regions. Third, globalization is argued to have undeniably linked cities into a global mosaic of Allen J. Scott will be well known to many readers city regions. Against this backdrop Scott suggests the of this journal because of his enormous contributions idea of the resurgent city: that if one is to understand to many issues central to regional studies. He has the contemporary phase of capitalism, then one needs written extensively on economic geography, the cul- to look again at the city and how one understands the tural economy of cities, and economic development. urban. The book certainly presents evidence to At around 160 pages of text, divided into eight chap- support the suggestion

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