UID:
kobvindex_HPB437223533
Format:
1 online resource (242 pages)
ISBN:
9789264007932
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9264007938
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1281746215
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9781281746214
Content:
The Randstad is a poly-centric urban area in western Netherlands, comprising Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and several smaller cities. It is one of the most densely populated areas in the OECD, and has developed into an advanced urban economy with many leading sectors, such as logistics, horticulture and financial services. The Randstad has one of the lowest unemployment rates in all OECD countries, and it is one of the most attractive metropolitan areas for FDIs. However, even though the Randstad had high growth rates over the 1990s, it performed less well in the 2000s. I.
Note:
Assessments and Recommendations; Chapter 1. The Randstad: Economic Trends and Challenges; Introduction; 1.1. What is the Randstad?; 1.2. The Randstad economy: good performance, but low productivity growth; 1.3. The Randstad: an open trade and services-based economy; 1.4. Defining the challenges to improved growth; Chapter 2: Policies to Enhance Competitiveness; Introduction; 2.1. Making better use of proximity; 2.2. Making better use of knowledge infrastructure and skills; 2.3. Flexibility in the labour market; Chapter 3: Governance in The Randstad; Introduction.
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3.1. Government structure of the Randstad3.2. Horizontal co-operation; 3.3. Governance and the obstacles to competitiveness; 3.4. Vertical co-ordination; 3.5. Civil society; 3.6. Governance trade offs; Bibliography.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789264007918
Language:
English
URL:
MyiLibrary, Table of contents
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