Positioning the Urban in the Global Knowledge Economy: Increasing Competitiveness or Inequality

Major cities are increasingly focused on being competitive on an international scale, developing innovative service sectors and investing in human capital. This has contributed to reshaping local socio-economic systems towards a knowledge economy by strategically fostering key business clusters. But...

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Published in:Social Inclusion
Authors: Boczy, Tatjana (Author) ; Cefalo, Ruggero (Author) ; Parma, Andrea (Author) ; Nielsen, Rikke Skovgaard (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2020
In: Social Inclusion
Further subjects:B Social Inclusion
B Austria
B Knowledge Economy
B urban context
B high skills
B Social Cohesion
B Denmark
B internationalisation
B Italy
B urban policy
B Inequality
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