The Philadelphia experience
The Philadelphia experience
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DOI：
10.1177/0002716297551001016
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发表时间：
1997-05-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Adams, CT
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作者：
Adams, CT
虽然费城与全球经济建立了许多联系，但这个城市地区并不符合与纽约或洛杉矶相提并论的世界城市的资格。具有讽刺意味的是，在一个日益全球化的时代，费城的区域经济可以说比制造业的鼎盛时期更以本地为导向，因为服务不像制成品那样可出口。这篇文章指出了费城作为一个区域性城市而不是世界城市的优势和问题。它审查了城市与郊区合作的前景，以提高该地区的经济竞争地位。区域合作的政治通过三个有形基础设施的例子来说明：宾夕法尼亚会议中心、费城和卡姆登港以及海军造船厂。作者的结论是，即使是促进支持商业的基础设施，政治和商业领导人也很难合作。
While Philadelphia has developed many links to the global economy, this city region does not qualify as a world city on a par with New York or Los Angeles. Ironically, in an era of increasing globalization, Philadelphia's regional economy is arguably more locally oriented than during the heyday of manufacturing because services are not as exportable as manufactured goods. This article identifies some of the advantages and problems associated with Philadelphia's status as a regional city rather than a world city. It examines the prospects for city-suburban cooperation to enhance the region's competitive economic position. The politics of regional cooperation are illustrated by three examples of physical infrastructure: the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the ports of Philadelphia and Camden, and the Naval Shipyard. The author concludes that even to promote infrastructure that supports business, the political and business leaders have difficulty cooperating.