1 Introduction 1
PART Ⅰ Market Forces in the Development of Cities 15
2 Why Do Cities Exist? 17
3 Where Do Cities Develop? 47
4 The History of Western Urbanization 85
5 How Many Cities? 105
6 Uran Economic Growth 139
PART Ⅱ Land Rent and Urban Land-Use Patterns 179
7 Introduction to Land Rent and Land Use 181
8 Land Use in the Monocentric City 205
9 General-Equilibrium Land Use 249
10 Suburbanization and Modern Cities 267
11 Land-Use Controls and Zoning 303
PART Ⅲ Poverty and Housing 333
12 Segregation and Poverty in the Central City 335
13 Other Dimensions of Poverty 351
14 Why Is Housing Different? 367
15 Housing Policies 409
PART Ⅳ Local Government 447
16 Overview of Local Government 449
17 Voting with Ballots and Feet 481
18 Local Taxes and Intergovernmental Grants 503
PART Ⅴ Urban Transportation 543
19 Autos and Highways 545
20 Mass Transit 585
PART Ⅵ Education and Crime 619
21 Education 621
22 Crime and Punishment 655
Appendix 699
Index 723