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Competitive cities in the global economy
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Books/Printed Material |
|---|---|
| Organization | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. |
| Temporal Coverage | 2006 |
| Description | Table of Contents: The emerging role of metropolitan regions -- Competitiveness, liveability and strategic vision -- The governance of metro-regions. |
| Abstract | 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 countries' averages. But the urban paradox is that cities also harbor large pockets of unemployment and poverty and suffer from ills such as congestion, pollution and crime. So are urban regions sustainable in the long term? Balancing the economic advantages of cities with their accompanying problems, policymakers are rethinking the strategies to keep these "engines" running smoothly. This book is a synthesis report drawing from OECD metropolitan reviews. Based on an international database of 78 metro-regions, it provides indications related to large cities' performance within their countries. The report also addresses key dilemmas, including competitiveness and social cohesion, intergovernmental relationships and urban finance.--Publisher abstract |
| Page Count | 445 |
| ISBN | 9264027084 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Publishing |
| Publisher Place | Paris |
| Part of Series | Catalog |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Case Studies Community Development Economic Aspects Metropolitan Areas Metropolitan Government Regional Planning Sustainable Development Urban Economics Urbanization |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Urban economics |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Metropolitan areas--Economic aspects |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Urbanization |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Metropolitan government--Case studies |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Community development--Case studies |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Regional planning |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Sustainable development |
| Subject Domain (in LCC) | HT321 .C6254 2006 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
