Urban competitiveness
Subtitle: a global and for Mexico perspective
By: Jaime Sobrino (coordinator) ; translation by Olivia Rodríguez and Isela Orihuela
Contributors: Sobrino, Jaime, editor of compilation; Colegio de México. Centro de Estudios Demográficos, Urbanos y Ambientales
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: El Colegio de México
Published: 2012
Place of publication: México, D.F
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9786074623222
Subjects: Urban economics; Congresses; Competition; Economic conditions; Economic policy; Local government
Work titles: Competitividad urbana
Notes: "Centro de Estudios Demográficos, Urbanos y Ambientales"--Page facing title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-407).
Table of contents: title: Urban competitiveness : a review of theory and practice  -- Peter Kresl; title: The city as productive force  -- Gustavo Garza; title: Long-run and short-run factors in urban competitiveness  -- William Lever; title: Urban competitiveness : the status of Mexican cities among world cities  -- Ni Pengfei; title: Competitiveness among Latin American metropolitan areas  -- Nelson Manzano; title: The Free Trade Agreement and urban competitiveness in North America  -- Jaime Sobrino; title: Territory and urban competitiveness in Mexico  -- Enrique Cabrero and Isela Orihuela; title: Efficiency indicators of the electronics cluster in Mexico  -- Alejandro Dávila and Xanin García; title: Urban competitiveness and sustainable territorial development  -- Alexander Otgaar, Leo van den Berg, Jan van der Meer and Carolien Speller; title: The Canadian urban system, municipal expenditures, and urban development strategies  -- Pierre-Paul Proulx; title: Urban competitiveness in Italy  -- Stefano Mollica and Giovanna Hirsch; title: XII. Competitiveness, innovation and territory in San Luis Potosí  -- Adrián Moreno; title: Policies and instruments for Mexico City's competitiveness -- Laura Velázquez.