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024	8		_a10.1596/0-8213-5673-9
035			_a(The World Bank)1341
100	1		_aFreire, Mila
245	1	0	_aConnecting Cities with Macro-economic Concerns _h[electronic resource] _bThe Missing Link _cFreire, Mila
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bThe World Bank, _c2003
300			_a1 online resource (200 p.)
520	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 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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aBanks and Banking Reform
650		4	_aCity Development Strategies
650		4	_aCommunities & Human Settlements
650		4	_aFinance and Financial Sector Development
650		4	_aMunicipal Financial Management
650		4	_aPublic Sector Management and Reform
650		4	_aTransport
650		4	_aTransport Economics, Policy and Planning
650		4	_aUrban Development
700	1		_aFreire, Mila
700	1		_aPolèse, Mario
776	0	8	_aPrint Version: _z9780821356739
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library.
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/0-8213-5673-9
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