Friday, March 29, 2013

How The United States can help boost global urbanization



Seizing the Opportunities of Global Urbanization: The New Frontier in America's International Economic Policy

The article discusses how many developing countries are well on their way to having some of the world’s largest cities.  These countries include China, Indonesia, Mexico and India, just to name a few.  Building these cities will require experts with vast knowledge of the fields of architecture and engineering, as well as years of experience within these fields.  The article’s main point is that it would be very advantageous for the United States, one of the most developed nations in the world, has plenty of business men and contractors that would be able to assist these developing countries with their urbanization.
                The United States cities and states have a wealth of industrial knowledge that is very valuable to any rapidly growing city.  The author of the article traveled to various cities across world that were listed as some of the top 75 most dynamic cities.  These cities were rated on both gross domestic product and population.  China alone accounted for 29 of the 75 notable cities.  During his trip the author had discussions with municipal and provincial officials about various forms of economic growth and environmental concerns.  It was also noted in the article that delegates from many developing countries travel to the United States to gather information and to learn as much as possible about urbanization in order to better their own cities.  In conclusion it seems that if a developing country wants to become more modernized, why not look at what a developed nation is doing and take a few notes?


Andrew Clouse
March 29, 2013
12:13 PM

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