Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How

A competitive city is a city that successfully facilitates its firms and industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase the incomes of citizens over time. Worldwide, improving the competitiveness of cities is a pathway to eliminating e...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	CAPITALS LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY SIZE CITY OFFICIALS CITIES ALLIANCE POLICY REFORMS RED TAPE URBANIZATION BUSINESS LICENSES SAL CITY EMPLOYMENT GENERATION BUSINESS COMMUNITY BIG CITIES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES CITY ECONOMIC STRATEGIES CITY MANAGERS REVENUES MAYORS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY REFORMS INDUSTRIAL ZONES TAX CITIES TOWNS CITY GOVERNMENTS REGULATORY REFORM URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBNATIONAL MACROECONOMIC STABILITY VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES EFFICIENCY GAINS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS METROPOLITAN AREAS METROPOLITAN CITIES REDISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE CITY DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS LAND USE CHANGE URBAN TRANSITION INDUSTRIAL PARK MAYOR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS CITY PERFORMANCE SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT TAX REVENUES POLICY IMPLEMENTATION URBAN COMPETITIVENESS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK TAX POLICIES INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE CITY POPULATION MEGACITIES UNEMPLOYMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING CITY LEADERS CITY ADMINISTRATION CITY COUNCILS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ACCESS TO CAPITAL UTILITIES POLICY MAKERS CITY AUTHORITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING STAKEHOLDERS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS LARGE CITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES SECONDARY CITIES CAPITAL CITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT URBAN AREAS TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL CITY LEADERSHIP PROVINCIAL CAPITAL REFUGEES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY GOVERNMENT STAFF CITY ECONOMIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES QUALITY OF LIFE MARKET TOWNS CITY COMPETITIVENESS GOVERNANCE INDUSTRIAL PARKS TAXATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY STRATEGIES SLUMS TECHNICAL ADVICE PUBLIC AGENCIES TAX CREDITS MUNICIPALITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BUSINESS CLIMATE CITY BOUNDARIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE POVERTY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT METROPOLITAN AREA DECENTRALIZATION LOCAL INDUSTRY COMMUNITY CITY REVENUE SUBURBAN DISTRICTS URBAN ECONOMICS AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS CITY LIMITS LAND MANAGEMENT SMALL BUSINESSES URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS SEWERAGE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS CITY ROADS
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spelling	okr-10986-232272021-06-14T10:14:07Z Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How World Bank Group CAPITALS LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY SIZE CITY OFFICIALS CITIES ALLIANCE POLICY REFORMS RED TAPE URBANIZATION BUSINESS LICENSES SAL CITY EMPLOYMENT GENERATION BUSINESS COMMUNITY BIG CITIES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES CITY ECONOMIC STRATEGIES CITY MANAGERS REVENUES MAYORS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY REFORMS INDUSTRIAL ZONES TAX CITIES TOWNS CITY GOVERNMENTS REGULATORY REFORM URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBNATIONAL MACROECONOMIC STABILITY VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES EFFICIENCY GAINS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS METROPOLITAN AREAS METROPOLITAN CITIES REDISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE CITY DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS LAND USE CHANGE URBAN TRANSITION INDUSTRIAL PARK MAYOR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS CITY PERFORMANCE SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT TAX REVENUES POLICY IMPLEMENTATION URBAN COMPETITIVENESS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK TAX POLICIES INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE CITY POPULATION MEGACITIES UNEMPLOYMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING CITY LEADERS CITY ADMINISTRATION CITY COUNCILS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ACCESS TO CAPITAL UTILITIES POLICY MAKERS CITY AUTHORITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING STAKEHOLDERS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS LARGE CITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES SECONDARY CITIES CAPITAL CITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT URBAN AREAS TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL CITY LEADERSHIP PROVINCIAL CAPITAL REFUGEES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY GOVERNMENT STAFF CITY ECONOMIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES QUALITY OF LIFE MARKET TOWNS CITY COMPETITIVENESS GOVERNANCE INDUSTRIAL PARKS TAXATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY STRATEGIES SLUMS TECHNICAL ADVICE PUBLIC AGENCIES TAX CREDITS MUNICIPALITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BUSINESS CLIMATE CITY BOUNDARIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE POVERTY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT METROPOLITAN AREA DECENTRALIZATION LOCAL INDUSTRY COMMUNITY CITY REVENUE SUBURBAN DISTRICTS URBAN ECONOMICS AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS CITY LIMITS LAND MANAGEMENT SMALL BUSINESSES URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS SEWERAGE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS CITY ROADS A competitive city is a city that successfully facilitates its firms and industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase the incomes of citizens over time. Worldwide, improving the competitiveness of cities is a pathway to eliminating extreme poverty and to promoting shared prosperity. The primary source of job creation has been the growth of private sector firms, which have typically accounted for around 75 percent of job creation. Thus city leaders need to be familiar with the factors that help to attract, to retain, and to expand the private sector. This document aims to analyze what makes a city competitive and how more cities can become competitive. 2015-12-04T21:16:49Z 2015-12-04T21:16:49Z 2015-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25515215/competitive-cities-jobs-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23227 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	CAPITALS LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY SIZE CITY OFFICIALS CITIES ALLIANCE POLICY REFORMS RED TAPE URBANIZATION BUSINESS LICENSES SAL CITY EMPLOYMENT GENERATION BUSINESS COMMUNITY BIG CITIES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES CITY ECONOMIC STRATEGIES CITY MANAGERS REVENUES MAYORS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY REFORMS INDUSTRIAL ZONES TAX CITIES TOWNS CITY GOVERNMENTS REGULATORY REFORM URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBNATIONAL MACROECONOMIC STABILITY VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES EFFICIENCY GAINS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS METROPOLITAN AREAS METROPOLITAN CITIES REDISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE CITY DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS LAND USE CHANGE URBAN TRANSITION INDUSTRIAL PARK MAYOR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS CITY PERFORMANCE SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT TAX REVENUES POLICY IMPLEMENTATION URBAN COMPETITIVENESS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK TAX POLICIES INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE CITY POPULATION MEGACITIES UNEMPLOYMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING CITY LEADERS CITY ADMINISTRATION CITY COUNCILS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ACCESS TO CAPITAL UTILITIES POLICY MAKERS CITY AUTHORITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING STAKEHOLDERS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS LARGE CITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES SECONDARY CITIES CAPITAL CITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT URBAN AREAS TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL CITY LEADERSHIP PROVINCIAL CAPITAL REFUGEES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY GOVERNMENT STAFF CITY ECONOMIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES QUALITY OF LIFE MARKET TOWNS CITY COMPETITIVENESS GOVERNANCE INDUSTRIAL PARKS TAXATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY STRATEGIES SLUMS TECHNICAL ADVICE PUBLIC AGENCIES TAX CREDITS MUNICIPALITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BUSINESS CLIMATE CITY BOUNDARIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE POVERTY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT METROPOLITAN AREA DECENTRALIZATION LOCAL INDUSTRY COMMUNITY CITY REVENUE SUBURBAN DISTRICTS URBAN ECONOMICS AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS CITY LIMITS LAND MANAGEMENT SMALL BUSINESSES URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS SEWERAGE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS CITY ROADS
spellingShingle	CAPITALS LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY SIZE CITY OFFICIALS CITIES ALLIANCE POLICY REFORMS RED TAPE URBANIZATION BUSINESS LICENSES SAL CITY EMPLOYMENT GENERATION BUSINESS COMMUNITY BIG CITIES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES CITY ECONOMIC STRATEGIES CITY MANAGERS REVENUES MAYORS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY REFORMS INDUSTRIAL ZONES TAX CITIES TOWNS CITY GOVERNMENTS REGULATORY REFORM URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBNATIONAL MACROECONOMIC STABILITY VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES EFFICIENCY GAINS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS METROPOLITAN AREAS METROPOLITAN CITIES REDISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE CITY DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS LAND USE CHANGE URBAN TRANSITION INDUSTRIAL PARK MAYOR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS CITY PERFORMANCE SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENT TAX REVENUES POLICY IMPLEMENTATION URBAN COMPETITIVENESS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK TAX POLICIES INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE CITY POPULATION MEGACITIES UNEMPLOYMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING CITY LEADERS CITY ADMINISTRATION CITY COUNCILS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ACCESS TO CAPITAL UTILITIES POLICY MAKERS CITY AUTHORITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING STAKEHOLDERS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS LARGE CITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES SECONDARY CITIES CAPITAL CITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT URBAN AREAS TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL CITY LEADERSHIP PROVINCIAL CAPITAL REFUGEES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY GOVERNMENT STAFF CITY ECONOMIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES QUALITY OF LIFE MARKET TOWNS CITY COMPETITIVENESS GOVERNANCE INDUSTRIAL PARKS TAXATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY STRATEGIES SLUMS TECHNICAL ADVICE PUBLIC AGENCIES TAX CREDITS MUNICIPALITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BUSINESS CLIMATE CITY BOUNDARIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE POVERTY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT METROPOLITAN AREA DECENTRALIZATION LOCAL INDUSTRY COMMUNITY CITY REVENUE SUBURBAN DISTRICTS URBAN ECONOMICS AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS CITY LIMITS LAND MANAGEMENT SMALL BUSINESSES URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS SEWERAGE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS CITY ROADS World Bank Group Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How
description	A competitive city is a city that successfully facilitates its firms and industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase the incomes of citizens over time. Worldwide, improving the competitiveness of cities is a pathway to eliminating extreme poverty and to promoting shared prosperity. The primary source of job creation has been the growth of private sector firms, which have typically accounted for around 75 percent of job creation. Thus city leaders need to be familiar with the factors that help to attract, to retain, and to expand the private sector. This document aims to analyze what makes a city competitive and how more cities can become competitive.
format	Working Paper
author	World Bank Group
author_facet	World Bank Group
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title	Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How
title_short	Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How
title_full	Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How
title_fullStr	Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How
title_full_unstemmed	Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How
title_sort	competitive cities for jobs and growth : what, who, and how
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25515215/competitive-cities-jobs-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23227
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Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How

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