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Urban Competitiveness and Innovation

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  • Pengfei Ni
  • Zheng Qiongjie

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Against the backdrop of today’s climate of economic globalization and the rapid development of information, this timely book explores the complex concept of competitiveness between cities. The expert contributors illustrate that innovation is a prerequisite for increasing urban competitiveness, and highlight the various ways that urban innovation-based competitiveness can be approached.

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  • Pengfei Ni & Zheng Qiongjie (ed.), 2014. "Urban Competitiveness and Innovation," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 15020.
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    Keywords

    Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography; Innovations and Technology; Urban and Regional Studies;
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    • R0 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General

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