Descripción:
Este libro tiene como propósito contribuir al avance del conocimiento de los elementos conceptuales, metodológicos e instrumentales de la competitividad urbana, así como a una mayor comprensión de la competitividad entre las ciudades mexicanas y otras de diferentes contextos geográficos. Asimismo, se hacen propuestas para definir una agenda de investigación sobre el tema, que contribuya a la formulación y establecimiento de políticas públicas que promuevan el crecimiento económico de las ciudades y eleve las condiciones de vida de sus habitantes.


INDICE:

Introduccion, Jaime Sobrino....13

CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO URBAN COMPETITIVENESS.....33

I. Urban competitiveness: a review of theory and prictice, Peter Kresl.....35

II. The city as productive force: economic development and competitiveness, Gustavo Garza....47

III. Long-run and short-run factors in urban competitiveness, William Lever....87

COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE OF MEXICAN CITIES ....107

IV. Urban competitiveness: the status of Mexican cities among world cities, Ni Pengfei....109

V. Competitiveness among Latin American metropolitan areas, NelsonManzano.....133

VI. The Free Trade Agreement and urban competitiveness in North America, Jaime Sobrino....169

VII. Territory and urban competitiveness in Mexico, Enrique Cabrero and Isela Orihuela....207

VIII. Efficiency indicators of the electronics cluster in Mexico, Alejandro Davila and Xanin Garcia....237

COMPETITIVENESS, LOCAL COMVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC POLICIES.....255

IX. Urban competitiveness and sustainable territorial development: the need for new perspectives on metropolitan governance, Alexander Otgaar, Leo van den Berg, Jan van der Meer and Carolien Speller.....257

X. The Canadien urban system, municipal expenditures, and urban development strategies, Pierre-Paul Proulx.....287

XI. Urban competitiveness in Italy: a benchmarking and benchlearning aporoach to suport local governments decisions, Stefano Mollica and Giovanna Hirsch....323

XII. Competitiveness, innovation and territory in San Luis Potosi: strengths and weaknesses of a learning city-region, Adrian Moreno....343

XIII. Policies and instruments for Mexico City’s competitiveness, Laura Velazquez.....371

General bibliography....385