Books by Michael (University of Reading Ball

Survey is the economic development of the world's industrial metropolis. This book argues that London was a centre of 19th-century British economic growth. It uses modern economic theories of cities to explain the causes of metropolitan economic development, and emphasizes the changing role of the metropolis within Britain and the world economy.

This new text provides a rigorous analysis of the economics of real estate markets. It goes beyond the often descriptive nature of much property market analysis to focus on important theoretical principles.