Urban Competitiveness in Developing Economies

Plenty has been written on the competitiveness of megacities, capital cities and regional hubs. Cities in developing countries have not yet received the same attention - this book fills that gap. An international team of academics have compiled a comprehensive study of the competitiveness of cities in the developing world.

Informationen zum Autor Peter Karl Kresl is Charles P. Vaughn Professor of Economics Emeritus, Bucknell University, USA; President, Global Urban Competitiveness Project. Klappentext Plenty has been written on the competitiveness of megacities, capital cities and regional hubs. Cities in developing countries have not yet received the same attention - this book fills that gap. An international team of academics have compiled a comprehensive study of the competitiveness of cities in the developing world. Zusammenfassung Plenty has been written on the competitiveness of megacities, capital cities and regional hubs. Cities in developing countries have not yet received the same attention this book fills that gap. An international team of academics have compiled a comprehensive study of the competitiveness of cities in the developing world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Cities and the contemporary global economy 2. Competitiveness and wellbeing as features of the global economy 3. Africa and the global economy 4. African cities and competitiveness 5. Asia and the global economy 6. Asian cities and competitiveness 7. Latin America and the global economy 8. Latin American cities and competitiveness 9. Conclusions and thoughts about the coming years

Autorentext

Peter Karl Kresl is ****Charles P. Vaughn Professor of Economics Emeritus, Bucknell University, USA; President, Global Urban Competitiveness Project.

Klappentext

Plenty has been written on the competitiveness of megacities, capital cities and regional hubs. Cities in developing countries have not yet received the same attention - this book fills that gap. An international team of academics have compiled a comprehensive study of the competitiveness of cities in the developing world.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Cities and the contemporary global economy 2. Competitiveness and wellbeing as features of the global economy 3. Africa and the global economy 4. African cities and competitiveness 5. Asia and the global economy 6. Asian cities and competitiveness 7. Latin America and the global economy 8. Latin American cities and competitiveness 9. Conclusions and thoughts about the coming years