OECD Territorial Reviews [electronic resource].
Development, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentCorporate Author
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContributor
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2012.
The OECD Territorial Review of the Chicago Tri-State metropolitan area, the first of its kind conducted by the OECD in the United States, assesses the region's capacity to contribute effectively to regional and national economic performance and quality of life. The Review focuses on four thematic policy issues: i) the effectiveness and coordination of workforce development programmes in the Chicago Tri-State metro-region; ii) the metro-region's capacity for innovation; iii) its role as a major centre for logistics in North America; and (iv) its capacity to encourage green growth over the long 
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Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Acronyms and abbreviations; Assessment and recommendations; Chapter 1 Assets and challenges for the Tri-State Metropolitan Region's competitiveness; 1.1. Chicago: a large metropolitan region straddling three states; 1.2. A wealthy global Metro-Region with key assets; 1.3. Constraints to regional growth; 1.4. Responding to environmental and economic challenges through the green economy; 1.5. Conclusion: towards a regional vision for the Chicago Tri-State Metro-Region; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Matching skills to jobs in the Tri-State Region
2.1. The region's workforce is ageing and fragmented2.2 The training system: multiple programmes and players with little policy co-ordination; 2.3. The result: a mismatch between skills supply and demand; 2.4. A way forward: greater co-ordination and deeper private-public engagement; Notes; Bibliography; ANNEX 2A.1; Chapter 3 Innovation and entrepreneurship in the Tri-State Region; 3.1. The Tri-State Region's innovation ecosystem and policies; 3.2. Broaden the innovation focus; 3.3. Public-Private-Partnerships for innovation: adapting to the knowledge economy
3.4. Capitalising on federal innovation support programmesNotes; Bibliography; Chapter 4 Transportation and logistics in the Tri-State Region; 4.1. The economic potential of the Tri-State Region's hub; 4.2. Main challenges facing the hub; 4.3. A way forward: a planning and financing toolkit for the region's hub; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 5 Increasing the Tri-State Region's competitiveness through green growth; 5.1. The growth potential of the green economy; 5.2. Sectoral opportunities for green jobs, green firms and urban attractiveness
5.3. Making workforce and innovation policies work for green growth5.4. Multi-level governance mechanisms to increase green growth; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 6 Effective institutional arrangements in the Tri-State Region; 6.1. Main challenges; 6.2. Tri-State collaboration to drive growth; 6.3. Implementing the vision: ongoing institutional capacity and political engagement; Notes; Bibliography
The OECD Territorial Review of the Chicago Tri-State metropolitan area, the first of its kind conducted by the OECD in the United States, assesses the region's capacity to contribute effectively to regional and national economic performance and quality of life. The Review focuses on four thematic policy issues: i) the effectiveness and coordination of workforce development programmes in the Chicago Tri-State metro-region; ii) the metro-region's capacity for innovation; iii) its role as a major centre for logistics in North America; and (iv) its capacity to encourage green growth over the long 
Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.) -- Economic conditions.
Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.) -- Population.
Regional planning -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area.
OECD Territorial Reviews