One of the Financial Times Best Economics Books of 2023Visionary Oxford professor Ian Goldin and The Economists Tom LeeDevlin show why the city is where the battles of inequality social division pandemics and climate change must be faced.From centres of antiquity like Athens or Rome to modern metropolises like New York or Shanghai cities throughout history have been the engines of human progress and the epicentres of our greatest achievements. Now for the first time more than half of humanity lives in cities a share that continues to rise. In the developing world cities are growing at a rate never seen before.In this book Professor Goldin and Tom LeeDevlin show why making our societies fairer more cohesive and sustainable must start with our cities.