What Do We Learn from the Urban Political Economy Approach

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Essay

What do we learn from the urban political economy approach? How does this approach differ from the "urbanism as a way of life" theory developed by Louis Wirth and others? (Consider whether cities are self-defining on the basis of population size, density, and diversity or whether cities reflect larger economic forces such as capitalism.)

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Definitions:

Atlanta

The capital city of Georgia, known for its historical sites, economic significance, and cultural diversity.

Extreme Values

Observations in data that are significantly higher or lower than the majority of other values in a dataset.

Data Set

All the data collected in a particular study.

Trimmed Mean

A measure of central tendency calculated by removing a certain percentage of the largest and smallest values from a dataset before averaging the remaining data.