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200 10$aConnecting Cities with Macro-economic Concerns : $eThe Missing Link /$fFreire, Mila
210  1$aWashington, D.C. :$cThe World Bank,$d2003
215   $a1 online resource (200 pages)
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
311   $a0-8213-5673-9 
330 3 $aThis book examines the influence of local public services on the economics of cities. The relationship between economic development and urbanization is indisputable; less clear, however, are the ways in which cities directly contribute to economic growth and employment creation. Current economic thinking holds that the ability of cities to create wealth depends on "agglomeration economies;" that is, the geographic concentration of industries and people which enables economic actors to come together, interact, and become productive. However, this ability to promote productive interaction depends on several factors, one of which is the provision of local public services. The book argues that the quality of local services significantly influences the productivity of a city, and of its business firms. Inferior local services increase the cost of interaction, erode the effects of agglomeration, and diminish wealth-creation potential. This study attempts to assess the costs of inferior local public services to firms. Based on surveys conducted in five cities-Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Montreal (Canada), Puebla (Mexico), San Jose (Costa Rica), and San Salvador (El Salvador)-it examines the complex issues surrounding local service provision, and illustrates how inferior local services affect firms and, in turn, the ability of firms to contribute to wealth.
410  0$aWorld Bank e-Library.
606   $aUrban economics
606   $aCommunity development, Urban
606   $aUrban policy
606   $aCity planning
606   $aMunicipal services
606   $aMacroeconomics
606   $aBusiness
607   $aBelo Horizonte (Brazil)$xEconomic conditions
607   $aMontre?al (Que?bec)$xEconomic conditions
607   $aPuebla de Zaragoza (Mexico)$xEconomic conditions
607   $aSan Jose? (Costa Rica)$xEconomic conditions
607   $aSan Salvador (El Salvador)$xEconomic conditions
615  0$aUrban economics.
615  0$aCommunity development, Urban.
615  0$aUrban policy.
615  0$aCity planning.
615  0$aMunicipal services.
615  0$aMacroeconomics.
615  0$aBusiness.
700   $aFreire$b Mila$01539085
701   $aPole?se$b Mario$f1943-$01276655
701   $aEcheverria$b Pamela$01565684
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