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Competitiveness and growth in Brazilian cities : local policies and actions for innovation /
The book contributes to answering the questions raised by mayors, governors, and federal government officials in Brazil: 'What can cities do to improve economic performance and create jobs?' The question is approached through a review of theories and policy options for city competitiveness...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
2010.
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| Colección: | World Bank e-Library.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The book contributes to answering the questions raised by mayors, governors, and federal government officials in Brazil: 'What can cities do to improve economic performance and create jobs?' The question is approached through a review of theories and policy options for city competitiveness, preliminary benchmarking of Brazilian cities. The book concludes that to become and stay competitive, cities need to strive to reduce the cost of doing business by improving services, infrastructure, and reducing bureaucracies. But for a middle-income country like Brazil, which needs to be economically compe. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 200 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821381588 082138158X 0821381571 9780821381571 6612450738 9786612450730 1282450735 9781282450738 |