par David, Quentin Max 
;Peeters, Didier ;Van Hamme, Gilles ;Vandermotten, Christian
Référence Cities, 35, page (237-254)
Publication Publié, 2013-12
;Peeters, Didier ;Van Hamme, Gilles ;Vandermotten, Christian Référence Cities, 35, page (237-254)
Publication Publié, 2013-12
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | During the two last decades, many theories have insisted on the competitive advantage of (big) cities. Beyond well known agglomeration effects, new theories have focused on the importance of connectivity and location of commanding and innovative functions in the context of globalization. According to these theories, the bigger and the most connected a city is, the most competitive. However, in the European context at least, such a hypothesis has never been tested in a systematic and proper way. Using a unique database with homogeneous definitions of European cities of more than 200,000 inhabitants, we propose in this paper to assess the link between size, economic structures, and the intensity of international functions and economic performances. Results show that, at least during the years 2000, we found no unambiguous relationship between size, level of internationalisation and economic growth of cities, except in Central and Eastern Europe. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. |
