During the past 25 years the burden of managing economic policy for
competitiveness has devolved to cities and to urban regions.
National governments have increasingly been focused on staving off
fiscal collapse. Mayors and local administrations have become very
creative and active in looking after the state of their local
economy and have developed extensive agencies for inter-city
cooperation and action. This book explores this evolving role of
cities and urban regions. Intelligent and rational policy must be
based on an accurate understanding of the situation at hand and of
the economic theory that can be utilized in the assessment of the
most effective means that can be deployed. This book examines the
theoretical contributions of economists and geographers and through
the analyses of the performance of various cities will give the
reader an understanding of the logic behind rational policy
formation. Evaluation of a city's relative competitiveness is a
controversial matter and this book provides a full treatment of the
various approaches. Finally, it examines the experiences with
competitiveness of several cities in North America and in Europe.
Urban Competitiveness: Theory and Practice confirms that many
cities in trying times do have a mechanism for enhancing their
competitiveness and can work to create the sort of economic life
the city's residents want.
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