1 Cities and manufacturing : setting the scene -- 2. Manufacturing and urban development : a frame of analysis -- 3. Dortmund : metal-electro sector -- 4. Eindhoven : automotive industry -- 5. Munich : automotive industry -- 6. Ostrava : automotive industry -- 7. Paris : automotive industry --...

This publication identifies the requirements for successful reallocation of labor and capital to more efficient uses in response to the emergence of new sources of competition, technological change and shifting consumer preferences. At the same time, it focuses on limiting adjustment costs for...