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The economic fortunes of port-cities have evolved over time. Ports have been drivers of trade-related economic wealth in the past, but current economic benefits to their cities are more ambiguous. Port-cities and their evo-lutions have been categorised in various ways. This article aims to assess the applicability of these typologies by confronting two port-cities in the Mediter-ranean of similar size and similar dominance of port functions: Marseille in France and Mersin in Turkey. After an analysis of the different port develop-ment trajectories, the article assesses the economic impact of these two ports. Following a similar methodology, it provides calculations of port-related em-ployment, value added and inter-regional spill-overs. It compares the economic trajectories and possible future development paths. By confronting these differ-ent trajectories, the article attempts to assess the applicability of generic port-city typologies and models of port-city evolutions. |
