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1、华中科技大学文华学院毕业设计(论文)外文文献翻译题目:美国发展可能要汲取中国的教训学生姓名:王亚婧学号:080203021115学部(系):城市建设工程学部专业年级:08级城市规划2班指导教师:张媛职称或学位:讲师2012年03月05日7外文文献翻译原文:ThegrowthlessonAmericacouldtakefromChinaThebasicdriverofremarkableeconomicgrowthinChina—andIndia,Vietnam,Thailand,Brazilandprettymucheveryothe
2、rdevelopingcountry—isprettysimple:peoplemigratingfromruralareas,wherethey’renotveryproductive,todensecities,wheretheyareveryproductive.Thisisatried-and-truestrategyformakingpeopleandcountriesricher.Butit’snotjustfordevelopingnations.Overthepastyear,threeterrificbookshav
3、ecomeoutontheimportanceofcitiesinAmerica'seconomy.In“TriumphoftheCity,”’HarvardeconomistEdGlaeserdetailshowcitiesallovertheworldhavesuperchargedhumandevelopmentandingenuity.In“TheGatedCity,”RyanAventfocusesmorenarrowlyontherolecitiesplayinmakingAmericansbetteroff.Andin“
4、TheRentisTooDamnHigh,”MattYglesiasfocuseson,well,whytherentissodamnhigh.Thethreemakesimilararguments:First,citiesmakeussmarter,richerandmoreproductive.Aventsumsupsomeofthe(voluminous)evidence:“EconomistMasayukiMorikawafindsthatproductivityrisesbetween10and20 percentwhen
5、densitydoubles.MorrisDavis,JonasFisherandToniWhitedestimatethatadoublingofdensitymayincreaseproductivitybybetween17and28 percent.Theirworksuggeststhatmorethan30 percentofrealwagegrowthoverthepast35yearsisattributabletochangesindensity.”Cities,Glaesersays,are“ourgreatest
6、invention.”Peopleofferideasandteachskillsto,buyservicesfromandengageinhealthycompetitionwithoneanother.Citiesenableclosercontactamongthepopulation.Theresultscanberemarkable.GlaesercitestheexampleofSiliconValley:“Thecomputerindustry,morethananyothersector,istheplacewhere
7、onemightexpectremotecommunicationtoreplaceperson-to-personmeetings;computercompanieshavethebestteleconferencingtools,thebestInternetapplications,thebestmeansofconnectingfar-flungcollaborators.Yetdespitetheirabilitytoworkatlongdistances,thisindustryhasbecomethemostfamous
8、exampleofthebenefits7ofgeographicconcentration.Second,wehavechokedoffaccesstotheseremarkablegrowthmachinesfort