Der Beitrag knüpft an die in jüngster Zeit aufgekommene Überlegung an, dass Stadtregionen aufgrund ihrer Bedeutung als Motoren von Wachstum und Innovationen auch eines gewissen Maßes an "Pflege" durch den Staat bedürfen, um diese Wachstumsfähigkeit zu erhalten oder zu steigern. Vor diesem...

Public sector activities are often neglected in the economic approaches used to analyze the driving forces behind urban growth. The institutional status of a regional capital is a crucial aspect of public sector activities. This paper reports on a quasi-natural experiment on county towns in East...

Public sector activities are often neglected in the economic approaches used to analyze the driving forces behind urban growth. The institutional status of a regional capital is a crucial aspect of public sector activities. This paper reports on a quasi-natural experiment on county towns in East...

Public sector activities are often neglected in economic approaches to analyze the driving forces of urban growth and changes in urban hierarchies. One crucial aspect of public sector activities is the institutional status of cities as regional capital. The paper is reporting on a quasi natural...