Triumph of the City

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Triumph of the City
Author : Edward L. Glaeser
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Publisher : Pan MacMillan
Language : English
Release Date : 28 March 2024
ISBN : 0230709397
Pages : 338 pages
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A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.

Triumph of the City

A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.

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