Journal article
Agglomeration
Abstract
In the realm of the humanities four main classes of reasons for agglomeration have been identified [Carter (1977)]: surplus theories, the city as a wall, the city as a temple and the city as a market place. Deductive urban literature on the other hand recognizes two main classes of reasons for agglomeration: the city as a centre of production and the city as a public good. Surplus theories relate to the city as a centre of production while the …
Authors
Papageorgiou GJ
Journal
Regional Science and Urban Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 41–59
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 1979
DOI
10.1016/0166-0462(79)90020-6
ISSN
0166-0462