While the link between urbanization and growth has been well recognized globally, our understanding of what makes cities more competitive is still evolving. We made an attempt at examining the drivers of city competitiveness (“What Makes Cities More Competitive? There are several drivers of city competitiveness, including demographic traits, infrastructure traits, urban traits, financial traits and industry traits. Basic services like roads, electricity, and water supply are essential for all businesses, but new and small enterprises are particularly dependent upon local infrastructure. Modern services cluster more in larger cities, while manufacturing moves into smaller cities.

Source: Mint November 28, 2017 18:11 UTC