How can small cities make an impact in a globalizing world dominated by ‘world cities’ and urban development strategies aimed at increasing agglomeration? This book addresses the challenges of ...smaller cities trying to put themselves on the map, attract resources and initiate development. Placemaking has become an important tool for driving urban development that is sensitive to the needs of communities. This volume examines the development of creative placemaking practices that can help to link small cities to external networks, stimulate collaboration and help them make the most of the opportunities presented by the knowledge economy. The authors argue that the adoption of more strategic, holistic placemaking strategies that engage all stakeholders can be a successful alternative to copying bigger places. Drawing on a range of examples from around the world, they analyse small city development strategies and identify key success factors. This book focuses on the case of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, a small Dutch city that used cultural programming to link itself to global networks and stimulate economic, cultural, social and creative development. It advocates the use of cultural programming strategies as a more flexible alternative to traditional top-down planning approaches and as a means of avoiding copying the big city. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
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"A magnificent history of money and finance."--New York Times Book Review
"Convincingly makes the case that finance is a change-maker of change-makers."--Financial Times
In the aftermath of recent ...financial crises, it's easy to see finance as a wrecking ball: something that destroys fortunes and jobs, and undermines governments and banks. InMoney Changes Everything, leading financial historian William Goetzmann argues the exact opposite-that the development of finance has made the growth of civilizations possible. Goetzmann explains that finance is a time machine, a technology that allows us to move value forward and backward through time; and that this innovation has changed the very way we think about and plan for the future. He shows how finance was present at key moments in history: driving the invention of writing in ancient Mesopotamia, spurring the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome to become great empires, determining the rise and fall of dynasties in imperial China, and underwriting the trade expeditions that led Europeans to the New World. He also demonstrates how the apparatus we associate with a modern economy-stock markets, lines of credit, complex financial products, and international trade-were repeatedly developed, forgotten, and reinvented over the course of human history.
Exploring the critical role of finance over the millennia, and around the world, Goetzmann details how wondrous financial technologies and institutions-money, bonds, banks, corporations, and more-have helped urban centers to expand and cultures to flourish. And it's not done reshaping our lives, as Goetzmann considers the challenges we face in the future, such as how to use the power of finance to care for an aging and expanding population.
Money Changes Everythingpresents a fascinating look into the way that finance has steered the course of history.
From a Nobel Prize–winning pioneer in environmental economics, an innovative account of how and why "green thinking" could cure many of the world's most serious problems—from global warming to ...pandemics Solving the world's biggest problems—from climate catastrophe and pandemics to wildfires and corporate malfeasance—requires, more than anything else, coming up with new ways to manage the powerful interactions that surround us. For carbon emissions and other environmental damage, this means ensuring that those responsible pay their full costs rather than continuing to pass them along to others, including future generations. In The Spirit of Green, Nobel Prize–winning economist William Nordhaus describes a new way of green thinking that would help us overcome our biggest challenges without sacrificing economic prosperity, in large part by accounting for the spillover costs of economic collisions.In a discussion that ranges from the history of the environmental movement to the Green New Deal, Nordhaus explains how the spirit of green thinking provides a compelling and hopeful new perspective on modern life. At the heart of green thinking is a recognition that the globalized world is shaped not by isolated individuals but rather by innumerable interactions inside and outside the economy. He shows how rethinking economic efficiency, sustainability, politics, profits, taxes, individual ethics, corporate social responsibility, finance, and more would improve the effectiveness and equity of our society. And he offers specific solutions—on how to price carbon, how to pursue low-carbon technologies, how to design an efficient tax system, and how to foster international cooperation through climate clubs.The result is a groundbreaking new vision of how we can have our environment and our economy too.
From the acclaimed authors of Capitalism without Capital, r adical ideas for restoring prosperity in today's intangible economy The past two decades have witnessed sluggish economic growth, mounting ...inequality, dysfunctional competition, and a host of other ills that have left people wondering what has happened to the future they were promised. Restarting the Future reveals how these problems arise from a failure to develop the institutions demanded by an economy now reliant on intangible capital such as ideas, relationships, brands, and knowledge.In this groundbreaking and provocative book, Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake argue that the great economic disappointment of the century is the result of an incomplete transition from an economy based on physical capital, and show how the vital institutions that underpin our economy remain geared to an outmoded way of doing business. The growth of intangible investment has slowed significantly in recent years, making the world poorer, less fair, and more vulnerable to existential threats. Haskel and Westlake present exciting new ideas to help us catch up with the intangible revolution, offering a road map for how to finance businesses, improve our cities, fund more science and research, reform monetary policy, and reshape intellectual property rules for the better.Drawing on Haskel and Westlake's experience at the forefront of finance and economic policymaking, Restarting the Future sets out a host of radical but practical solutions that can lead us into the future.
Analizam s področja urbane ekonomije se na globalnem jugu namenja le malo pozornosti. Zaradi pandemije COVID-19 in njenih posledic, vidnih zlasti na mestnih območjih, je postala urbana ekonomija spet ...pomembnejša, pri čemer bi bilo treba raziskati, kako so se njena načela dejansko uporabljala. Med drugim bi bilo treba proučiti, kako so o afriškem gospodarstvu, ki je med vrhuncem pandemije pritegnilo veliko pozornosti, razpravljali ekonomisti. Ali so pozornost namenili tudi mestnim gospodarstvom v Afriki? Kako podrobno so jih analizirali? Ali predlagane politike gospodarskega okrevanja izražajo realnost mestnih gospodarstev v Afriki? Ker odgovorov na navedena vprašanja v ekonomski literaturi ni mogoče najti, je avtor v članku proučil in analiziral vsebino več kot 500 člankov o pandemiji COVID-19, objavljenih v reviji The Economist. Izsledki raziskave so pokazali, da se je večina ekonomskih analiz osredotočala na države ali regije, le malo pa se jih je nanašalo na afriška mestna gospodarstva. Tudi če so članki obravnavali afriška mesta, so bili pod vplivom prevladujoče urbane ekonomije precej zavajajoči. Navedeni izsledki odpirajo nekatera pomembna vprašanja glede politik gospodarskega okrevanja (mest), predlaganih v The Economistu. Raziskava je pokazala, da nekateri vidiki prevladujoče urbane ekonomije omejujejo njen potencial.
ZAŠTO POKRENUTI SOCIJALNO PREDUZEĆE? Novaković, Nenad; Macura, Rajko; Novakovic, Nikola
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Bosnu i Hercegovinu karakteriziraju niska ekonomska aktivnost, velika nezaposlenost, nekonkurentna radna snaga, veliki odljev radne snage u reproduktivnoj dobi, a sve navedeno rezultira velikom ...socijalnom isključenošću, nepovoljnom dobnom strukturom, strukturnom nezaposlenošću i siromaštvom. Cilj ovog rada je stvoriti učinkovit model za smanjenje socijalnih problema koji opterećuju BiH. Fokus rada su socijalna poduzeća, kao učinkovit model organizacije potpore marginaliziranim skupinama, kao i zapošljavanje pripadnika teže zapošljivih kategorija, čija je nezaposlenost uzrokovana nedostatkom kompetencija, invaliditetom i slično. Ni razvijene zemlje nisu u stanju pružiti materijalnu pomoć socijalno isključenima koja će zadovoljiti njihove osnovne životne potrebe. Autori su koristili rezultate svojih istraživanja i analizirali socijalnu ekonomiju u drugim zemljama te primjere uspješne prakse. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju na važnost pokretanja socijalnih poduzeća koja su značajno doprinijela smanjenju nezaposlenosti i broja ljudi u stanju socijalne potrebe. Neophodna je podrška vlade i društva u cjelini. Ovaj rad nastoji dokazati da je moguće poboljšati sustav socijalne zaštite i potaknuti razvoj poduzetništva primjenom odgovarajućih modela koji će povezati gospodarske sektore i socijalnu zaštitu.
Citizens’ Solidarity in Europe systematically dissects the manifestations of solidarity buried beneath the official policies and measures of public authority in Europe. In this exciting and ...innovative book, contributors offer comprehensive and original data and highlight the detrimental factors that tend to inhibit or annihilate solidarity, and those that are beneficial for the nurturing of solidarity.
Ovaj rad analizira percipiranu kvalitetu usluge u ekonomiji dijeljenja, specifično u sektorima smještaja i prijevoza. Cilj istraživanja je utvrditi razlike u stavovima korisnika usluga u ovim ...sektorima u percepciji kvalitete usluge i identificirati koja dimenzija kvalitete usluge je važnija za korisnike. Istraživanje se temeljilo na dvije dimenzije kvalitete usluge: tehničkoj i društvenoj. Ispitivanje je provedeno na uzorku od 327 ispitanika, a uzorak istraživanja činili su korisnici ekonomije dijeljenja u smještaju i prijevozu u Hrvatskoj. Rezultati pokazuju da je za korisnike usluge smještaja i prijevoza važno da se aplikacija redovito ažurira kako bi brzo dobili nove informacije i lakše izabrali uslugu. Također, obje skupine korisnika smatraju da imaju višestruke koristi od ove usluge, kao što su mogućnost upoznavanja drugih ljudi i osjećaj sigurnosti. Međutim, postoji statistički značajna razlika u percepciji korisnika u određenim aspektima društvene dimenzije kvalitete usluge. Naime, društvena dimenzija pokazala se izuzetno važnom u istraživanjima sektora smještaja. Pokazuje se da je želja za zajednicom i socijalnom interakcijom razlog odabira takvog smještaja u odnosu na tradicionalni oblik. Uloga domaćina je ključna u odabiru smještaja, a gosti cijene boravak s domaćinom jer im među ostalim pruža priliku za autentičnim iskustvima. Ovi rezultati mogu biti korisni za pružatelje usluga u ekonomiji dijeljenja u smještaju i prijevozu, kako bi bolje razumjeli preferencije i očekivanja svojih korisnika i poboljšali kvalitetu svojih usluga.
This paper analyzes the perceived service quality in the sharing economy, specifically in the accommodation and transport sectors. The aim of the research was to determine differences in service quality perceptions among users in these sectors and to identify which category of service quality is more important to them. The research was based on two categories of service quality: technical and social. The survey was conducted on a sample of 327 respondents, and the research sample consisted of users of the sharing economy in accommodation and transport in Croatia. The results show that for users of accommodation and transport services, it is important that the application is regularly updated to quickly receive new information and to make service selection easier. Additionally, both groups of users believe that they have multiple benefits from this service, such as the ability to meet other people and a sense of security. However, there is a statistically significant difference in user perception in certain aspects of the social category of service quality. Specifically, the social category has been shown to be extremely important in accommodation sector studies. The desire for community and social interaction is a reason for choosing this type of accommodation over traditional forms. The role of the host is crucial in the choice of accommodation, and guests appreciate staying with a host because it provides them with the opportunity for authentic experiences. These results can be useful for service providers in the sharing economy in accommodation and transport to better understand the preferences and expectations of their users and improve the quality of their services.
