If honourable senators are interested in the nature of national economies and their direct relationship to cities, read any recent book on economic history: The Rise of the Trading State: Commerce and Conquest in the Modern World, by Richard Rosecrance; The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, by the outstanding English economist Eric Hobsbawn; The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, by David Landis, to name just a few.
Si la nature des économies nationales et leur relation directe avec les villes vous intéresse, lisez n'importe quel ouvrage récent sur l'histoire économique: The Rise of the Trading State: Commerce and Conquest in the Modern World, de Richard Rosecrance; The Age of Extremes; The Short Twentieth Century, du brillant économiste anglais Eric Hobsbawn; The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, de David Landis, pour ne nommer que ceux-là.