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COMPETITIVE CITIES

Michael Lindfield Lead Urban Development Specialist Regional & Sustainable Development Department Asian Development Bank

Inclusive Urban Economic Growth


What is the Competitiveness of Cities
The competitiveness of cities refers to the ability of an urban region or cities to produce and market a set of products (goods and services) that represent good value (not necessarily lowest price) is relation to comparable products of other urban regions.
(Modified based on Webster, D., and L. Muller. 2000. Urban Competitiveness Assessment in Developing Country Urban Regions: The Road Forward. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.)

CCED Approach is a New Way of pursuing Local Economic Development in Partnership: Conceptual Framework
Enhancing Competitiveness of Cities Government as Facilitator Enhancing Competitiveness of Industry-Clusters driven by private sector Private and public sectors collaboration: triggering local economic development Increasing Income/Job Opportunities, thus Reducing Poverty

STEP IV. Spatial Mapping: Change in Rubber & Plastic Industry-Cluster, CMA, Sri Lanka
1997 1998 2006

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A Structural Map of Rubber Industry Cluster Provides Insights on Value-Added Supply Chain
Product Development Inbound Logistics Production Outbound Logistics Marketing & Sales

Primary Activities

Market Research

Natural Rubber Synthetic Rubber & Processing Aids Fillers / Chemicals Fabric, Steel wire Equipment/ Tools (Dice, Moulds) 15% ?

Compo unding

Manuf.

Finishing

Testing

Packaging

Independent retailers

Brand Management

Tyres (Solid, Pneumatic) Latex Products (Foam Rubber, Dipped Products) Exporting

R&D -Processes -Products -Services

Retail chains

Moulded & Extruded Products Domestic


15% ?
Some presence

Testing

Direct Sales

Value25% ? Added (estimate)

5% ?
Limited presence

40% ? 17

Significant presence

Competitive City Investments

IADB Loan: Program for Industry Cluster Development and Competitiveness in the Province of Mendoza Argentina (2005)
Industrial clusters

Program interventions

Olive oil chain

Clothing/ textile chain

Other chains

Public infrastructure

Access to financing

Technical-vocational training

Cluster promotion

Thank You

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