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UNINA9910450192903321 |
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Titolo |
Cities in a globalizing world [[electronic resource] ] : governance, performance and sustainability / / edited by Frannie Léautier |
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Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2006 |
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1-280-30525-8 |
1-280-28225-8 |
9786610282258 |
9786610305254 |
0-8213-6554-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (148 p.) |
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Collana |
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WBI learning resources series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Urban policy |
Urban poor |
Municipal government |
Municipal services |
Sustainable development |
Globalization |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Foreword by François J. Bourguignon; Introduction by Sir Nicholas Stern; 1 Understanding Cities in a Globalizing World; 2 Globalization and Urban Infrastructure; Tables; 3 Globalization and Urban Performance; Figures; Annexes; 4 Urban Performance Profiles: The Impact of Globalization and the Challenge for Africa; 5 Explaining Urban Performance: Globalization and Governance; 6 Explaining Urban Performance: Globalization, Technology, and Scale; 7 Conclusions |
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""In a world moving very rapidly on both urbanization and globalization, cities in the developing world face both serious challenges and attractive opportunities. They can reap the benefits of economic growth by creating an enabling investment climate: well- |
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functioning markets, institutions that support sound governance and regulatory regimes, and public infrastructure and social services. At the same time they can create an environment where their citizens are both included and empowered. And because cities do not exist in isolation, urban policies and programs must also be coordinated with n |
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UNINA9910455823703321 |
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Autore |
Freire Mila |
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Titolo |
Connecting cities with macroeconomic concerns [[electronic resource] ] : the missing link : do local public services matter? : a case study of five cities / / Mila Freire and Mario Pols̈e, with the assistance of Pamela Echeverria |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-08603-3 |
9786610086030 |
0-585-48597-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (134 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PolèseMario <1943-> |
EcheverriaPamela |
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Soggetti |
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Urban economics |
Community development, Urban |
Urban policy |
City planning |
Municipal services |
Macroeconomics |
Business |
Electronic books. |
Belo Horizonte (Brazil) Economic conditions |
Montréal (Québec) Economic conditions |
Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico) Economic conditions |
San José (Costa Rica) Economic conditions |
San Salvador (El Salvador) Economic conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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