Throughout North America cities are strategically planning their own economic development activities and establishing relations and linkages with other cities. This book explores how cities are emerging as important actors in the international economy. The contributors address: the politics of international engagement; cities and their relations with the international economy; cross-border interaction and networking in North America; and perspectives on internationalization. The material in the book is drawn from economics, urban studies and international relations.Throughout North America cities are strategically planning their own economic development activities and establishing relations and linkages with other cities. This book explores how cities are emerging as important actors in the international economy. The contributors address: the politics of international engagement; cities and their relations with the international economy; cross-border interaction and networking in North America; and perspectives on internationalization. The material in the book is drawn from economics, urban studies and international relations.Introduction - Wilbur R Thompson Urban Economics in the Global Age PART ONE: NORTH AMERICAN CITIES AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR ISSUES North American Municipalities and Their Involvement in the Global Economy - Earl H Fry The Determinants of Urban Competitiveness - Peter Karl Kresl A Survey Cities and Citizens in Flux - John Kincaid Global Consumer Integration and Local Civic Fragmentation PART TWO: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL1IZATION IN REVITALIZING NORTH AMERICAN MUNICIPALITIES Globalization and Wage Polarization in US and Canadian Cities - Marc V Levine Does Public Policy Make a Difference? Globalizing Economies and Cities - Daniel Hiernaux A View from Mexico PART Tl3)
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