book explores the complex concept of competitiveness between cities. The expert contributors illustrate that innovation is … a prerequisite for increasing urban competitiveness, and highlight the various ways that urban innovation …-based competitiveness can be approached. Themes explored include: industrial clusters, competitiveness between major cities, local policy …

Policies on municipal actions to promote local competitiveness have typically focused in three areas: i) providing … the level of competitiveness of the overall local economy. …