Cities Network Along the Silk Road : The Global Urban Competitiveness Report 2017

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Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Global Urban Competitiveness Index: Annual Ranking....Pages 3-14 Global Urban Competitiveness: Theoretical Framework....Pages 15-29 Global Urban Competitiveness: General Analysis....Pages 31-50 Global Urban Competitiveness: Comparative Analysis from Different Perspectives....Pages 51-64 Global Urban Competitiveness: Comparative Analysis of Level-2 Indicators....Pages 65-110 Front Matter....Pages 111-111 Analytical Framework....Pages 113-120 Historical Evolution of the Ancient Silk Road....Pages 121-125 Current Development of Silk Road Cities: An Emerging Irregular Cities Network....Pages 127-152 Prospects of the Silk Road Cities Network....Pages 153-164 Front Matter....Pages 165-165 Global Connection and Technological Innovation....Pages 167-179 Urban Characteristics, National Characteristics and Global Connection of Primate Cities....Pages 181-196 Global Connection and Doing Business....Pages 197-220 Large Enterprises in North America: Where They Locate and Why....Pages 221-233 The Conjunction of Networked Agglomeration and Location Factor in Chinese Cities: Taking FDI and Domestic Investment as an Example....Pages 235-267 Competitiveness of the Metropolis in the Global North and South: Economics, Planning, Financing and Governance....Pages 269-289 Back Matter....Pages 291-302