Competitive Cities in the Global Economy
Urban areas are now home to more than half the population of OECD countries. Megacities like Tokyo with more than 35 million people and Mexico with about 18.5 million, and large agglomerations such as Montreal, Helsinki, Madrid and Stockholm are often called 'engines of national growth'. They represent an important part of the national economy (up to 50% for Budapest, Seoul and Helsinki) and feature higher GDP per capita and productivity levels than their country's average. But there is also an urban paradox as cities also harbour large pockets of unemployment and poverty and suffer from probl
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Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I. Competitive Cities in the Global Economy: Horizontal Synthesis Report; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. The Emerging Role of Metropolitan Regions; Chapter 2. Competitiveness, Liveability and Strategic Vision; Chapter 3. The Governance of Metro-regions; Bibliography; Appendix 1. Definition of Metropolitan Areas in some OECD Countries; Appendix 2. OECD Methodology for Identification of Metropolitan Regions; Appendix 3. Regressions and Correlations in Chapter 1; Appendix 4. Identifying the Determinants of Regional Performances. Part II. Proceedings from Conferences and Workshops on City CompetitivenessIntroduction; Mainsprings of the Creative City:Lessons for Policy-makers; Globalisation and Urban Competitiveness:Challenges for Different Typesof Urban Regions; Specialisation and Networkingin Medium-sized Cities; The Impact of Tertiary Educationon Urban Development; Policies to Enhance City Attractiveness:Achievements and New Challenges; The Connections Between Social Cohesionand City Competitiveness; Labour Market Integration Policies to EnhanceSocial Cohesion; Can Distressed Urban AreasBecome Growth Poles? Cohesion and Competitiveness:Business Leadership for Regional Growthand Social EquityGovernance for Metropolitan Sustainability; Local Public Finance:Issues for Metropolitan Regions; Bibliography
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