Romes without empires: Urban concentration, political competition, and economic development
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101870
Abstract: Abstract Many developing economies are characterized by the dominance of a super metropolis. Taking historical Rome as the archetype of a city that centralizes political power to extract resources from the rest of the country,… read more here.
Keywords: concentration; economic development; urban concentration; political competition ... See more keywords