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Connecting cities with macroeconomic concerns : the missing link : do local public services matter? : a case study of five cities / Mila Freire and Mario Polèse, with the assistance of Pamela Echeverria.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freire, Mila.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban economics.
- Community development, Urban.
- Urban policy.
- City planning.
- Municipal services.
- Belo Horizonte (Brazil)--Economic conditions.
- Belo Horizonte (Brazil).
- Montréal (Québec)--Economic conditions.
- Montréal (Québec).
- Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico)--Economic conditions.
- Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico).
- San José (Costa Rica)--Economic conditions.
- San José (Costa Rica).
- San Salvador (El Salvador)--Economic conditions.
- San Salvador (El Salvador).
- Physical Description:
- x, 124 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Montréal, Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Urbanisation, Culture et Société ; Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, [2003]
- Summary:
- This book examines the influence of local public services on the economics of cities and argues that the quality of local services significantly influences the productivity of a city and of its business firms.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [83]-87).
- ISBN:
- 0821356739
- OCLC:
- 53990976
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