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HIERARCHY MODELS OF CITY SIZE: AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION
Author(s) -
Henderson J. V.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1467-9787
pISSN - 0022-4146
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9787.1972.tb00365.x
Subject(s) - hierarchy , citation , queen (butterfly) , citation impact , library science , sociology , computer science , operations research , political science , law , mathematics , hymenoptera , botany , biology
In this paper, the Losch-Beckmann hierarchy model of city size is evaluated in terms of its economic content and consistency. It is shown that the model violates basic economic principles. Consequently, an alternative framework is outlined, and for a simple example the properties of the model are examined.