1st Edition
The Political Economy of Capital Cities
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Framework for analyzing secondary capital cities
Chapter 3: Setting the scene
Chapter 4: The economic geography of secondary capital cities
Chapter 5: Locational policies in secondary capital cities
Chapter 6: Conclusion: Deal with it – ten recommendations to ensure SCCs thrive
Appendix
Index
Biography
Heike Mayer is a Professor of Economic Geography at the Institute of Geography and a member of the Center for Regional Economic Development at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
Fritz Sager is a Professor of Political Science at the KPM Center for Public Management at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
David Kaufmann is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the KPM Center for Public Management at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
Martin Warland was a Postdoctoral Researcher from August 2016 until January 2017 at the Institute of Geography and the Center for Regional Economic Development at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
‘This is an important and unique study of four ‘secondary’ capital cities and their attempts to make their economies more dynamic in an era of increased competition between city regions. Drawing upon perspectives from political economy and economic geography, the authors provide new evidence and insights for aspirational secondary cities.’ — Professor Gavin Poynter, University of East London, UK
