; ▁( iv ) ▁economic ▁inequality ▁and ▁class ▁interests ; ▁( v ) ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁orch estr ating ▁economic ▁activity . ▁St il well ' s ▁contribution ▁is ▁thus ▁to ▁integrate ▁these ▁concerns ▁into ▁bro ader ▁discuss ions ▁of ▁space ▁and ▁place ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Urban ▁Question : ▁" “ how ▁and ▁why ▁does ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁structure ▁of ▁cities ▁interact ▁with ▁the ▁function ing ▁of ▁the ▁economy ▁and ▁society ?” ▁ ▁Res h aping ▁Australia : ▁Urban ▁Problem s ▁and ▁Pol ic ies ▁Through out ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁St il well ▁ident ifies ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁policy ▁areas ▁within ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁spatial ▁political ▁economy . ▁These ▁include : ▁( i ) ▁housing ▁( ii ) ▁transport ▁( iii ) ▁the ▁environment ▁( iv ) ▁inequality ▁( v ) ▁gent r ification ▁( vi ) ▁the ▁state ▁( vi i ) ▁regional ▁policy ▁( vi ii ) ▁decent ral isation ▁policy ▁( ix ) ▁urban ▁policy ▁( x ) ▁urban ▁cons olid ation ▁( xi ) ▁development ▁and ▁mon opol y ▁capital ism ▁( x ii ) ▁urban ▁conflict ▁and ▁protest . ▁T ogether , ▁these ▁analyt ical ▁fields , ▁couple d ▁with ▁the ▁theoretical ▁consider ations ▁of ▁Under standing ▁C ities ▁& ▁Reg ions ▁form ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁the ▁distinct ▁ep ist em ology ▁of ▁spatial ▁political ▁economy . ▁They ▁ep it om ise ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁connect ivity ▁of ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁processes , ▁and ▁particularly , ▁how ▁these ▁issues