The end of urban man?
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Humans were seen as urban animals in 330 BC by Aristotle, though cities have since become much bigger than the 150,000 inhabitants that Athens held then, with modern Athens holding 3 million people, and Mexico City some 18 million. Poorer cities suffer from overcrowding, pollution and traffic congestion. Cities can provide work and can become prosperous through trade or finance. They can offer anonymity, tolerance, and education, as well as having a key political role in national politics.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Current affairs
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Research into relatively high temperature superconductors spread to other disciplines outside of physics in the late 1980s. After IBM researchers Johann Bednorz and Karl Muller found an oxide that superconducts at 30 degrees K, Paul Chu and Maw-Kuen Wu's experiments upped the record to 90 degrees K.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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Semi-resuscitated: urban affairs
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Economically depressed East St. Louis is showing signs of renewal, thanks to help from local and federal governments. But welfare dependency and low incomes are still prevalent, and businesses are staying away because of high taxes.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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