Metropolis: From the Division of Labor to Urban Form

by Allen J. Scott

Here is an extensive and highly original inquiry into the origins, dynamics, and internal order of the modern metropolis. Allen J. Scott demonstrates how the metropolis emerges out of the basic mechanisms of production and work in contemporary society, and how those mechanisms guide general patterns of urban development. His work will be stimulating to social scientists and to planners and policy makers as well.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published June 2, 1988

Reviews

[Ana · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Yisu Z. · Rating 3 out of 5]

在新制度主义出现之前的作品，拓展了劳动分工的概念，延展到技术、社会、空间三个维度。对话的是老芝加哥社会学、新自由主义经济学和马克思主义者。核心论点是分工是资本主义的核心机制，塑造了城市化，造就了大都市。虽然没有用网络的概念，但是Agglomeration Economies就是一个雏形：把工业化-都市化-分工联系在一起。

[Marc Danziger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant analysis of regional economies and the difference between Detroit and Los Angeles.