Cities on the Prowl
Cities in the modern world are beginning to share some features with the city-states of millennia past. Now, as then, cities are important, even critical, to economic development. Unlike the walled cities that harbored flourishing trade in medieval Europe, today, cities by the thousands all around t...
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okr-10986-61022021-04-23T14:02:24Z Cities on the Prowl Campbell, Tim access to information automobiles bicycles Bus business environment CITIES city leaders city size economic development large cities megacities rapid transit sprawling metropolitan areas transit system transparency transport urban land urban renewal utilities walking Cities in the modern world are beginning to share some features with the city-states of millennia past. Now, as then, cities are important, even critical, to economic development. Unlike the walled cities that harbored flourishing trade in medieval Europe, today, cities by the thousands all around the world are looking outward in search not of silk and spices, but rather sources of finance, global talent, and most of all, good ideas. But the search for knowledge isn't always easy. 2012-05-16T16:21:39Z 2012-05-16T16:21:39Z 2011-04 Journal Article Development Outreach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6102 Development Outreach CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Journal Article Brazil Vietnam Iran Jordan Senegal Mexico South Africa Jamaica |
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Cities in the modern world are beginning to share some features with the city-states of millennia past. Now, as then, cities are important, even critical, to economic development. Unlike the walled cities that harbored flourishing trade in medieval Europe, today, cities by the thousands all around the world are looking outward in search not of silk and spices, but rather sources of finance, global talent, and most of all, good ideas. But the search for knowledge isn't always easy. |
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