LIBRI DI GIUSEPPE FOLLONI

We progress from the initial idea of there being urbanization processes of different quality, and analyze the growth of world cities over the period 1960-2000, attempting to find the factors behind the growth of "big" cities (Mega, Big and Midsize cities, in the UN classification). We use a new dataset with demographic, economic, institutional and geographic variables regarding almost 2,000 cities in 135 countries. The methodological approach is based on OLS cross-country analyses, and controls for collinearity. Results indicate that growth in very large agglomerations is linked to indicators of economic and institutional backwardness. Problems of reverse causality, that is, the effects of big urban agglomerations on long term economic growth, is not within the scope of our research. This question needs further research. .

Il ruolo del governo, dell’industria privata e dei cittadini di un paese debole all’interno di una crescente economia globalizzata. Il testo presenta un affondo storico dalla prospettiva del commercio internazionale e del marketing territoriale, analizza l’impatto della globalizzazione sulla società e sui principali attori sociali e presenta un’analisi di alcune esperienze compiute da paesi latino-americani e le loro politiche all’interno dell’attuale economia globalizzata.