{"product_id":"the-urban-economy-and-regional-peter-karl-kresl-9780275942892","title":"The Urban Economy and Regional Trade Liberalization","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the role of cities in the trade liberalization process in the global economy and their efforts to enhance the competitiveness of cities. Cities have become the primary actors in the trade liberalization process, both in North America and Europe. It is their efforts to design strategic responses, to create city networks, to influence priorities for public expenditures, and to enhance their own competitiveness that are vital to the realization of the potential for increased efficiency and higher incomes which free-trade promises. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis work examines the impact of trade liberalization on the urban economy through case studies of urban areas along the U.S.-Canadian border, in the European Community, and in Scandinavia. The findings will be of interest to scholars in development economics and international trade and to practitioners and policy-makers involved in urban economic development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Karl Kresl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275942899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275942892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.78h x 6.28w x 0.86d","brand":"Peter Karl Kresl","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001109987583,"sku":"9780275942892","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e22a4610-6d2e-4c0c-b47a-274c225dfce0.jpg?v=1751600093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-urban-economy-and-regional-peter-karl-kresl-9780275942892","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}