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Martin Gornig
Polarization of Economic Potential - the Impact of Tertiarization and Europeanization on Cities
The national and international service sector is increasingly replacing industry as the backbone of the economy in many European cities. It cannot be overlooked, however, that smaller towns are not benefiting from the economic growth impulses emanating from the service sector. At the same time, tertiarization and Europeanization risk creating ever greater differences in income in urban centres. Cities must rise to these challenges. It is not in their interest to slow down the process of European integration or act as a substitute for the welfare state. Cities must seek to gain the competitive edge within Europe to attract business and, wherever possible, to promote social cohesion. Without sufficient funding, strategies aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of cities and integrating the underprivileged into urban society will not succeed.
Deutsche Zeitschrift für Kommunalwissenschaften, Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik
Print ISSN: 1617-8203
Volume: 44, 07/2005