Description:Capital cities that are not the dominant economic centres of their nations - so-called secondary capital cities such as Bern, Ottawa, The Hague and Washington DC - tend to be overlooked in the fields of economic geography and political science and there is a lack of research and resulting theory describing their political economy. Yet, capital cities play an important role in shaping the political, economic, social and cultural identity of a nation. As the seat of power and decision-making, capital cities represent a nationʼs identity not only through their symbolic architecture but also through their economies and through the ways in which they position themselves in national urban networks.In this book, the authors examine these capital cities from two perspectives: economic geography and political science and develop an interdisciplinary framework for how to understand and develop capital city economies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Political Economy of Capital Cities (Regions and Cities). To get started finding The Political Economy of Capital Cities (Regions and Cities), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Political Economy of Capital Cities (Regions and Cities)
Description: Capital cities that are not the dominant economic centres of their nations - so-called secondary capital cities such as Bern, Ottawa, The Hague and Washington DC - tend to be overlooked in the fields of economic geography and political science and there is a lack of research and resulting theory describing their political economy. Yet, capital cities play an important role in shaping the political, economic, social and cultural identity of a nation. As the seat of power and decision-making, capital cities represent a nationʼs identity not only through their symbolic architecture but also through their economies and through the ways in which they position themselves in national urban networks.In this book, the authors examine these capital cities from two perspectives: economic geography and political science and develop an interdisciplinary framework for how to understand and develop capital city economies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Political Economy of Capital Cities (Regions and Cities). To get started finding The Political Economy of Capital Cities (Regions and Cities), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.