Author: Moretti Enrico
Place: New York
Publisher: United State of America
Year: 2012
Pages: 294
ISBN: 978-0-547-75011-8
Subject: Economic
Sub-Subject: Economic Development
Keyword: Innovation Economy, Geographic Inequality, Job Creation, Economic Mobility
Classification: 331.10973
Shelf: C2R2
Accession No: B67
Contents: 1- Introduction 2- Smart Labor: Microship, Movies, and Multipliers 3- The Great Divergence 4- Forces of Attraction 5- The Inquality of Mobility and Cost of Living 6- Poverty Traps and Sexy Cities 7- The New “Human Capital Century Acknowledgments Notes References Index
Abstract: *The New Geography of Jobs* explains how economic opportunity in the U.S. has become concentrated in innovative cities such as *New York*, leaving other regions behind. It explores how technology, skilled workers, and innovation clusters create strong multiplier effects and drive *the Great Divergence*. The book also examines barriers to mobility, rising living costs, and the persistence of poverty traps in struggling areas, contrasting them with the appeal of dynamic “sexy cities.” Ultimately, it argues that modern prosperity depends on human capital and innovation ecosystems, showing why cities like New York now play a defining role in economic growth.