Cities in the Global Economy
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740309713
Table of contents: title: Sisältö; title: Introduction: Addressing globalization locally; title: Concept of urban competitiveness; title: Chapter Overview; title: Introduction; title: The Concept of Urban Competitiveness; title: Determinants of Urban Competitiveness; title: Urban Assets; title: Conclusion; title: References, links and Further Reading; title: Strategic management of cities; title: Chapter Overview; title: Introduction; title: Different types of capital and assets in a city; title: Economic outputs; title: The ‘Five Pillar’ approach; title: References; title: City partnerships and networks; title: Chapter Overview; title: Introduction; title: Terminology; title: The Origins and Historical Importance of City Partnerships; title: Status Quo and Trends of City Partnerships; title: City Partnerships – Towards a Classification; title: External Institutions Interested into City Partnerships; title: Findings Regarding City Partnerships in the Literature; title: References; title: System of indicators for measuring performance development of cities; title: Chapter Overview; title: Introduction; title: Theoretical background and applied practice; title: Selection of cities; title: Selection of indicators; title: Data structure and categorization; title: Multi-attribute decision – making using program DEXi; title: Results and their interpretation; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: Foreign direct investment and cities; title: Chapter Overview; title: FDI definition; title: Development of FDI; title: Why do companies invest in the foreign market?; title: Effects of FDI; title: Factors influencing FDI flows; title: A City strategy for attracting FDI; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: Innovations for sustainability; title: Chapter overview; title: Sustainability – A concept or just a fashion?; title: What are innovations?; title: Financing innovations in public services; title: Public private Partnership; title: Smart municipalities; title: References