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

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