UID:
edocfu_9958078500202883
Format:
1 online resource (200 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-08603-3
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9786610086030
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0-585-48597-6
Series Statement:
World Bank e-Library.
Content:
This book examines the influence of local public services on the economics of cities. The relationship between economic development and urbanization is indisputable; less clear, however, are the ways in which cities directly contribute to economic growth and employment creation. Current economic thinking holds that the ability of cities to create wealth depends on "agglomeration economies;" that is, the geographic concentration of industries and people which enables economic actors to come together, interact, and become productive. However, this ability to promote productive interaction depends on several factors, one of which is the provision of local public services. The book argues that the quality of local services significantly influences the productivity of a city, and of its business firms. Inferior local services increase the cost of interaction, erode the effects of agglomeration, and diminish wealth-creation potential. This study attempts to assess the costs of inferior local public services to firms. Based on surveys conducted in five cities-Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Montreal (Canada), Puebla (Mexico), San Jose (Costa Rica), and San Salvador (El Salvador)-it examines the complex issues surrounding local service provision, and illustrates how inferior local services affect firms and, in turn, the ability of firms to contribute to wealth.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Cities, Agglomeration Economies, Local Public Services and Economic Growth -- Chapter 2 Research Strategy and Methodology -- Chapter 3 The Impact of Inferior Localized Public Services. Qualitative Analysis: Discussion Group Results. -- Chapter 4 The Impact of Inferior Localized Public Services: Survey Results. -- Summary of Major Conclusions and Findings. -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-5673-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1596/0-8213-5673-9
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