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Recasting the city into city-regions: place promotion, competitiveness benchmarking and the quest for urban supremacy

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Greene, Francis J., Tracey, Paul and Cowling, Marc (2007) Recasting the city into city-regions: place promotion, competitiveness benchmarking and the quest for urban supremacy. Growth and Change, Vol.38 (No.1). pp. 1-22. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2257.2007.00350.x

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Abstract

This essay critically examines twenty-two studies designed to measure the competitiveness of cities and city-regions. We suggest that while this research may show statistical correlations between different dimensions of competitiveness, there is little in the way of causation. More fundamentally, our main point is to question the utility of such studies. Regional disparities in terms of wealth and living standards are well known; simply recasting the spatial scale to the city or the city-region does not change the underlying fundamentals of regional performance.

Item Type: Journal Item
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title: Growth and Change
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISSN: 0017-4815
Official Date: March 2007
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March 2007Published
Volume: Vol.38
Number: No.1
Number of Pages: 22
Page Range: pp. 1-22
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2007.00350.x
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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