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Cities in Eurasia

A Brainstorming Session Yerevan, Oct 26-27 2009 Chorching Goh , the World Bank. Cities in Eurasia. Vision. Which places might a 21 st century Silk Road connect? . Vision. In other words, where will the rather dim night sky of Eurasia twinkle in 20 years if things are done right? .

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Cities in Eurasia

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  1. A Brainstorming Session Yerevan, Oct 26-27 2009 ChorchingGoh, the World Bank Cities in Eurasia

  2. Vision Which places might a 21st century Silk Road connect?

  3. Vision In other words, where will the rather dim night sky of Eurasia twinkle in 20 years if things are done right?

  4. Motivation What will the Eurasia economic landscape look like in 20 years? Moscow has shrunk from a mountain to a foothill in an economic landscape that includes Japan

  5. Motivation How CIS cities can lift their economies out of commodity dependence, and diversify through scale economies and connectivity?

  6. sub-Disciplines • Economic Geography • Urban Economics • City Planning

  7. Questions • Location of people and production • Long-term evolution of CIS cities as the legacy of the Soviet Empire gives way to forces of trade and international cooperation • Functions of cities • Types of scale economies they exploit • Policies • Transport infrastructure • Land and housing market institutions

  8. Analyses • Economic linkages between large cities • Infrastructure • Trade facilitation • Agglomeration economies & productivity • Scale economies • Economic diversification • Reform in land and housing markets • Regulatory, credit and financing, and taxation • From public ownership to private property rights

  9. ANNEX

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