Curious about the images of the city that have been evolving in the different social sciences, we did what academics often do in such a situa 1 tion: we set up a seminar on "Images of the City in the Social Sciences." From the start, we counted on the help of specialists in other fields to pursue their interests. Of the persons who agreed to participate, all but two came from the United States, and their analyses, in the main, reflect the experience of Western countries and the United States. In our formal instructions to our collaborators, we took fi>r granted that a variety of images of the...
Curious about the images of the city that have been evolving in the different social sciences, we did what academics often do in such a situa 1 tion: ...
The essays--prepared for a Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty seminar--show how Hirschman's innovative ideas bear on the theory, policy, and practice of development in the 1990s. Hirschman, one of the great pioneers in the field of economic development, is now professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton.
The essays--prepared for a Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty seminar--show how Hirschman's innovative ideas bear on the theory, policy, an...
Curious about the images of the city that have been evolving in the different social sciences, we did what academics often do in such a situa- 1 tion: we set up a seminar on "Images of the City in the Social Sciences." From the start, we counted on the help of specialists in other fields to pursue their interests. Of the persons who agreed to participate, all but two came from the United States, and their analyses, in the main, reflect the experience of Western countries and the United States. In our formal instructions to our collaborators, we took fi>r granted that a variety of images of...
Curious about the images of the city that have been evolving in the different social sciences, we did what academics often do in such a situa- 1 tion:...
