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Ties that Bind: Central Cities, Suburbs, and the New Metropolitan Region

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  • H. V. Savitch

    (University of Louisville)

  • David Collins

    (University of Louisville)

  • Daniel Sanders

    (University of Louisville)

  • John P Markham

    (University of Louisville)

Abstract

This article argues that central cities and their surrounding regions are highly interdependent, and that neither suburbs nor central cities are self-sufficient. For example, suburban per capita income is linked to central city per capital income, and the price of peripheral "edge city" office space is linked to the price of office space in the central business district. Not only do many suburbanites earn their incomes in central cities, but the authors also find that the amounts of income generated in core cities continue to grow. Overall, strong statistical evidence shows that suburbs benefit when their core cities are viable (densely populated and prosperous) and that when cities include a greater proportion of their metropolitan populations, they tend to be more prosperous.

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  • H. V. Savitch & David Collins & Daniel Sanders & John P Markham, 1993. "Ties that Bind: Central Cities, Suburbs, and the New Metropolitan Region," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 7(4), pages 341-357, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecdequ:v:7:y:1993:i:4:p:341-357
    DOI: 10.1177/089124249300700403
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    1. Timothy J. Bartik & Randall W. Eberts, 2006. "Urban Labor Markets," Book chapters authored by Upjohn Institute researchers, in: Richard J. Arnott & Daniel P. McMillen (ed.),A Companion to Urban Economics, pages 389-403, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    2. Andrea Sarzynski & Thomas J. Vicino, 2019. "Shrinking Suburbs: Analyzing the Decline of American Suburban Spaces," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-19, September.
    3. Cynthia Negrey & Mary Beth Zickel & Jeanne Fenn, 1998. "Industrial Restructuring and Regional Household Income Growth," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(2), pages 103-111.
    4. Richard H. Mattoon, 1995. "Can alternative forms of governance help metropolitan areas?," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 19(Nov), pages 20-32.
    5. Manuel Pastor, 2004. "Building Social Capital to Protect Natural Capital: The Quest for Environmental Justice," Working Papers wp11, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
    6. Paul Hettler, 2002. "Central city fiscal conditions and MSA population distribution," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 8(4), pages 334-347, November.
    7. Shu-Hen Chiang, 2014. "The dilemma of "Twin Cities": is the suburban dependence hypothesis applicable?," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(2), pages 149-163, June.

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