For an earlier take, Jane Jacobs, <i>Cities and the Wealth of Nations</i>.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.worldcat.org&#x2F;title&#x2F;cities-and-the-wealth-of-nations-principles-of-economic-life&#x2F;oclc&#x2F;10207383&amp;referer=brief_results" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.worldcat.org&#x2F;title&#x2F;cities-and-the-wealth-of-nati...</a>