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OverviewThree decades of accelerated trade and financial market liberalization have had significant and lasting impacts on the global economy and its component entities. In this volume, Peter Karl Kresl and Earl Fry examine the impacts of these profound changes on the economies of urban areas, and the responses to them. They provide a comprehensive treatment of the issues surrounding internationalization, such as urban transport, communication, and production. In addition, the authors explore the effects of internationalization on municipal foreign affairs, urban governance, inter-city relations and structures, and strategic planning.As nation states have diminished their intervention in local economies, cities have been forced to implement new forms of governance, cooperative inter-city relationships, and city diplomacy. These aspects of globalization have presented urban economies with challenges and threats to existing activities as well as potentially positive opportunities for development of higher value-added, higher-skilled activities. Forced to take a new look at their international competitiveness, many city leaders have launched strategic planning initiatives. Through these they hope to facilitate development of activities that will improve the economic lives of residents and enable their city to maintain or advance its competitiveness and its position in the urban hierarchy. This unique study will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of economics, urban studies, and public policy, as well as to those in city administrative and leadership positions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Karl Kresl , Earl H. FryPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.506kg ISBN: 9781843764144ISBN 10: 1843764148 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 27 July 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews'... provides a comprehensive treatment of the issues surrounding internationalization, and their impact on urban affairs in different parts of the world, targeted at both scholars and researchers of economics, urban studies and public policy, and at those in city administrative and leadership positions.' -- Environment and Urbanization Author InformationPeter Karl Kresl, Charles P. Vaughan Professor of Economics Emeritus, Bucknell University and Earl H. Fry, Professor of Political Science and Endowed Professor of Canadian Studies, Brigham Young University, US Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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