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This 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 José (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.

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This 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.

Economic geography --- Urban economics. --- Community development, Urban. --- Urban policy. --- City planning. --- Municipal services. --- Macroeconomics. --- Business. --- Belo Horizonte (Brazil) --- Montréal (Québec) --- Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico) --- San José (Costa Rica) --- San Salvador (El Salvador) --- Economic conditions. --- Trade --- Economics --- Management --- Commerce --- Industrial management --- Municipal services within corporate limits --- Public services --- Municipal government --- Public utilities --- Cities and towns --- City planning --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Cities and state --- Urban problems --- City and town life --- Economic policy --- Social policy --- Sociology, Urban --- Community development, Urban --- Community programs, Urban --- Neighborhood improvement programs --- Urban community development --- Urban economic development --- City economics --- Economics of cities --- Government policy --- Citizen participation --- Social aspects --- Economic aspects --- San Salvador --- San José del Interior (Costa Rica) --- San José, Costa Rica. --- Puebla (Puebla, Mexico) --- Puebla (Mexico) --- Puebla de los Angeles (Mexico) --- Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico) --- Manrėalʹ (Québec) --- Marianopolis (Québec) --- Mengteli'er (Québec) --- Monrealʹ (Québec) --- Monreāla (Québec) --- Monrealis (Québec) --- Mons Regalis (Québec) --- Mons Regius (Québec) --- Mont-Royal (Québec) --- Montoriōru (Québec) --- Montreali (Québec) --- Monṭreʼol (Québec) --- Montʻŭriol (Québec) --- Mūntiryāl (Québec) --- Ville de Montréal (Québec) --- Μόντρεαλ (Québec) --- Манрэаль (Québec) --- Монреал (Québec) --- Монреаль (Québec) --- Монтреал (Québec) --- מאנטרעאל (Québec) --- מונטריאול (Québec) --- مونتريال (Québec) --- モントリオール (Québec) --- 蒙特利尔 (Québec) --- 몬트리올 (Québec) --- Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte (Brazil) --- Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte (Brazil) --- Bello Horizonte (Brazil) --- PBH (Brazil) --- Município de Belo Horizonte (Brazil) --- Municipality of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) --- Montreal (Quebec) --- San Jose (Costa Rica)

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Zonder onderwerpscode: wereldeconomie, ontwikkelingsproblematiek

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The challenge of facilitating economic density is fundamental for successful urbanization. Flexible and forward-looking institutions that help the efficient functioning of land markets are vital in this respect. In particular, institutional arrangements for regulating land use, managing public land and allocating land rights have significant implications for how cities deliver agglomeration economies and improve the welfare of their residents. This book provides fresh insights into these issues, compiling selected pieces of analytical and empirical research presented at the World Bank's Fourth Urban Research Symposium on Urban Land Use and Land Markets, held in Washington, DC, May 2007. Specially commissioned papers helped develop a robust analytical foundation to clarify ongoing debates on urban land management and welfare and synthesized the political and administrative challenges of improving the efficiency of urban land markets. Among the questions that this book addresses are: - Does more public intervention in land markets produce more affordable land market outcomes? - Do conventional approaches to strengthening property rights bolster security of tenure and market transactions? - How should governments go about integrating informal settlements with the broader city economy?

Economic conditions. Economic development --- Developing countries: economic development problems --- Environmental planning --- Economic geography --- ruimtelijke ordening --- economie --- ontwikkelingssamenwerking --- geografie

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This paper provides the key elements to develop an integrated approach for measuring and monitoring city performance globally. The paper reviews the role of cities and why indicators are important. Then it discusses past approaches to city indicators and the systems developed to date, including the World Bank's initiatives. After identifying the strengths and weaknesses of past experiences, it discusses the characteristics of optimal indicators. The paper concludes with a proposed plan to develop standardized indicators that emphasize the importance of indicators that are measurable, replicable, potentially predictive, and most important, consistent and comparable over time and across cities. As an innovative characteristic, the paper includes subjective measures in city indicators, such as well-being, happy citizens, and trust.

Cities --- City Development Strategies --- City Performance --- Communities & Human Settlements --- Cultural Heritage and Preservation --- Cultural Policy --- Culture & Development --- Economic Development --- Environment --- Environmental Degradation --- Environmental Economics and Policies --- Governance --- Housing and Human Habitats --- Human Settlements --- ICT Policy and Strategies --- Industrialization --- Information and Communication Technologies --- Poverty --- Public Sector Development --- Quality of Life --- Service Delivery --- Service Providers --- Slum Upgrading --- Slums --- Social Progress --- Social Unrest --- Stakeholders --- Urban Agglomerations --- Urban Development --- Urban Development Policies and Strategies --- Urban Housing and Land --- Urban Indicators --- Urban Issues --- Urban Services to the Poor --- Urban Slums Upgrading --- Urbanization