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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