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How Do We Grow? : Jane Jacobs on Diversification and Specialization

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It is probably the most important issue in economics. How do economies grow? And for a few centuries, one traditional model has prevailed. Economies grow through specializing in industries, through division of labor, and through standardization. But one of the leading thinkers of our time, the urban scholar Jane Jacobs, has long emphasized the importance of diversity and variation to growth. The author summarizes her views and the empirical evidence and finds that Jacobs' ideas also have serious policy implications.

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  • David Ellerman, 2005. "How Do We Grow? : Jane Jacobs on Diversification and Specialization," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(3), pages 50-83.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:challe:v:48:y:2005:i:3:p:50-83
    DOI: 10.1080/05775132.2005.11034300
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    1. Margherita Carlucci & Ilaria Zambon & Luca Salvati, 2020. "Diversification in urban functions as a measure of metropolitan complexity," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 47(7), pages 1289-1305, September.
    2. Federica Banchiero & Ivan Blečić & Valeria Saiu & Giuseppe A. Trunfio, 2020. "Neighbourhood Park Vitality Potential: From Jane Jacobs’s Theory to Evaluation Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-21, July.
    3. Luca Salvati & Margherita Carlucci, 2020. "Shaping Dimensions of Urban Complexity: The Role of Economic Structure and Socio-Demographic Local Contexts," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 147(1), pages 263-285, January.
    4. David Ellerman, 2015. "The DNA of Enterprise: Jane Jacobs and Henry George on Innovation and Development Through Spin-Offs," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 74(3), pages 531-549, May.
    5. Leanne Ussher & Laura Ebert & Georgina M. Gómez & William O. Ruddick, 2021. "Complementary Currencies for Humanitarian Aid," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-30, November.

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