Connecting Cities with Macroeconomic Concerns : The Missing Link
Urban growth is, in all parts of the world, inevitable and welcomed. Despite concerns that local governments will not be able to address those issues associated with increased urban population, the number of people living in urban centers will sur-...
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okr-10986-150582021-04-23T14:03:12Z Connecting Cities with Macroeconomic Concerns : The Missing Link Freire, Mila Polèse, Mario Echeverria, Pamela PUBLIC SERVICES ECONOMIC GROWTH METHODOLOGY RESEARCH PUBLIC GOODS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY MERCHANDISE PUBLIC SAFETY SECURITY URBAN SERVICES EMPLOYMENT SALES TRANSPORT URBAN AREAS PRODUCTIVITY REGULATIONS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES CAPITAL CITIES CAPITALS CHILD MORTALITY CITY DEVELOPMENT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY MANAGEMENT CITY MANAGERS CITY SIZE CONNECTING CITIES DECENTRALIZATION DEFICITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EXTERNALITIES FAMILY STRUCTURES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL LOCATION INDUSTRIAL SECTOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAYORS MUNICIPALITIES POLICE PRODUCTIVITY PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SERVICES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL POPULATION SEWAGE SEWAGE SYSTEMS SOCIAL SERVICES SOLID WASTE SUBURBS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOWNS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT URBAN URBAN AGGLOMERATION URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN CITIES URBAN CRIME URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ECONOMICS URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN MANAGEMENT URBAN POLICY URBAN POPULATION URBAN POVERTY URBAN SANITATION URBAN SECTOR URBAN SERVICES URBAN SOCIOLOGY URBAN STRATEGY URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT URBANIZATION Urban growth is, in all parts of the world, inevitable and welcomed. Despite concerns that local governments will not be able to address those issues associated with increased urban population, the number of people living in urban centers will sur-pass those of the rural population by 2030. Since productivity levels are consistently higher in urban areas than in rural settings, this would seem a reason to rejoice since it suggests more people with higher salaries, better standards of living, and less poverty. But will this be the reality, or will the nightmare of hopeless poverty overshadow the positive feelings of economic wealth and progress? This disjunction between the wonders of the city and the horrors facing the homeless poor is at the core of any professional work on economic development and urban management issues. On one hand, everyone agrees that cities are wonderful instruments of change, culture, motivation and progress. Cities are also at the core of democratic progress. Local government elections offer a laboratory in which citizens can exercise their rights to political action. The importance of cities throughout human civilization is well demonstrated by the protection they enjoyed during humanity's most violent periods, and this often at the expense of the rural sector. On the other hand, cities are often unable to adequately answer to the needs of newcomers. Deficits in housing, water and sanitation have an immediate impact on environmental degradation, health indicators, child mortality, and the self-esteem of city inhabitants. City managers and mayors must deal with this disjunction, and make decisions without adequate resources. They face challenges that range from shrewdly handling municipal finances, to providing extended services in an effort to reach the poor. 2013-08-14T16:43:15Z 2013-08-14T16:43:15Z 2003 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/2896208/connecting-cities-macroeconomic-concerns-missing-link 0-8213-5673-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15058 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |
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PUBLIC SERVICES ECONOMIC GROWTH METHODOLOGY RESEARCH PUBLIC GOODS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY MERCHANDISE PUBLIC SAFETY SECURITY URBAN SERVICES EMPLOYMENT SALES TRANSPORT URBAN AREAS PRODUCTIVITY REGULATIONS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES CAPITAL CITIES CAPITALS CHILD MORTALITY CITY DEVELOPMENT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY MANAGEMENT CITY MANAGERS CITY SIZE CONNECTING CITIES DECENTRALIZATION DEFICITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EXTERNALITIES FAMILY STRUCTURES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL LOCATION INDUSTRIAL SECTOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAYORS MUNICIPALITIES POLICE PRODUCTIVITY PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SERVICES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL POPULATION SEWAGE SEWAGE SYSTEMS SOCIAL SERVICES SOLID WASTE SUBURBS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOWNS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT URBAN URBAN AGGLOMERATION URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN CITIES URBAN CRIME URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ECONOMICS URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN MANAGEMENT URBAN POLICY URBAN POPULATION URBAN POVERTY URBAN SANITATION URBAN SECTOR URBAN SERVICES URBAN SOCIOLOGY URBAN STRATEGY URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT URBANIZATION Freire, Mila Polèse, Mario Echeverria, Pamela Connecting Cities with Macroeconomic Concerns : The Missing Link |
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Urban growth is, in all parts of the
world, inevitable and welcomed. Despite concerns that local
governments will not be able to address those issues
associated with increased urban population, the number of
people living in urban centers will sur-pass those of the
rural population by 2030. Since productivity levels are
consistently higher in urban areas than in rural settings,
this would seem a reason to rejoice since it suggests more
people with higher salaries, better standards of living, and
less poverty. But will this be the reality, or will the
nightmare of hopeless poverty overshadow the positive
feelings of economic wealth and progress? This disjunction
between the wonders of the city and the horrors facing the
homeless poor is at the core of any professional work on
economic development and urban management issues. On one
hand, everyone agrees that cities are wonderful instruments
of change, culture, motivation and progress. Cities are also
at the core of democratic progress. Local government
elections offer a laboratory in which citizens can exercise
their rights to political action. The importance of cities
throughout human civilization is well demonstrated by the
protection they enjoyed during humanity's most violent
periods, and this often at the expense of the rural sector.
On the other hand, cities are often unable to adequately
answer to the needs of newcomers. Deficits in housing, water
and sanitation have an immediate impact on environmental
degradation, health indicators, child mortality, and the
self-esteem of city inhabitants. City managers and mayors
must deal with this disjunction, and make decisions without
adequate resources. They face challenges that range from
shrewdly handling municipal finances, to providing extended
services in an effort to reach the poor. |
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Freire, Mila Polèse, Mario Echeverria, Pamela |
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Freire, Mila Polèse, Mario Echeverria, Pamela |
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Freire, Mila |
| title |
Connecting Cities with Macroeconomic Concerns : The Missing Link |
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Connecting Cities with Macroeconomic Concerns : The Missing Link |
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Connecting Cities with Macroeconomic Concerns : The Missing Link |
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Connecting Cities with Macroeconomic Concerns : The Missing Link |
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Connecting Cities with Macroeconomic Concerns : The Missing Link |
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connecting cities with macroeconomic concerns : the missing link |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/2896208/connecting-cities-macroeconomic-concerns-missing-link http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15058 |
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