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Capital cities and their national governments: Washington, D.C. in comparative perspective

Description:

Along numerous dimensions Washington, D.C. differs substantially from the rest of the United States. It is a city that lacks the support and resources of a state. It performs many of the same functions as a state while lacking most of the rights, powers, and privileges guaranteed to states under...

Author:

Karruz, Ana, Wolman, Hal, Chadwick, Jan, Friedman, Julia, and Young, Garry

Keyword:

Capital cities, Washington D.C. government , GWIPP Working Paper Series, and George Washington Institute of Public Policy

GW Unit:

Center for Washington Area Studies

Resource Type:

Working Paper
Economic Competitiveness and the Determinants of Sub-National Economic Activity: A Literature Review

Description:

The purpose of this paper is to review the empirical and theoretical literature on area economic competitiveness and the sub-national location of economic activity. Thus, we are interested in why economic activity locates where it does, and, from the perspective of a given sub-national area, what...

Author:

Wolman, Hal, Young, Garry, Blumenthal, Pamela, and Levy, Alice

Keyword:

Economics, District of Columbia, GW Institute of Public Policy, Office of Revenue Analysis, OCFO, Economic competitiveness, and Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University

GW Unit:

Center for Washington Area Studies

Resource Type:

Report