EDITORIAL--UNDERSTANDING COMPETITION AMONG METROPOLITAN ECONOMIES: RESPONSE TO RICHARD SHEARMUR.
Autor: | Adams, John S. |
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Zdroj: | Urban Geography; 2008, Vol. 29 Issue 8, p741-744, 4p |
Abstrakt: | The author comments on an article by Richard Shearmur which addressed how do urban/metropolitan regions support themselves while competing with one another. He agrees with Shearmur's observation that there is no adequate theory of urban competition, and argues that in the absence of a sound theory, assertions by politicians, chambers of commerce, editorial writers, and publicists carry the day, with the result that a vast array of urban policy decisions. |
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