A few books I've found extremely helpful for thinking about these things. Jane Jacobs on cities as the economic entities that really matter: The Death and Life

A few books I've found extremely helpful for thinking about these things. Jane Jacobs on cities as the economic entities that really matter: The Death and Life of Great American Cities, The Economy of Cities, and Cities and the Wealth of Nations. Peter Drucker: Entrepreneurship and Innovation. and the classic textbook: Paul Samuelson: Economics