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1、TheStateofUrbanBritainUKCompetitivenessIndex2002City,MetropolitanandWardBenchmarking1.Competitivenessisnowfirmlyembeddedwithineconomicpoliciesaroundtheworld.Measuring,understandingandanalysingcompetitivenessatanumberofgeographiclevelshasbecomeavitalf

2、actorincreatinganintelligentandinnovativepolicyenvironmerit.2.ThisreportfocusesonmeasuringthecompetitivenessofurbanBritainatanumberoflevels:(1)itscities一covering56cityareas;(2)itsmetropolitanboroughs・covering70boroughswithinthefollowingmetropolitanco

3、untiesandareas:GreaterLondon;theWestMidlands;Merseyside;GreaterManchester;WestYorkshire;SouthYorkshire;TynesideandGlasgow;and(3)itsurbanwards一coveringthe1,672wardswithinthemetropolitancountiesandareaslistedabove・3.Thesegeographiclevelsareanalysedviat

4、hreeindices:•TheUKCityCompetitivenessIndex2002•TheUKMetropolitanCompetitivenessIndex2002•TheUKUrbanCompetitivenessIndex2002.4.ThisreporttakescompetitivenessanalysistonewlevelsintheUKthroughtheincorporationofauniqueestimationmodelestablishedanddevelop

5、edbyRobertHugginsAssociates,whichmeasuresproductivityandGDPpercapitaatthecity,metropolitanboroughandwardlevels.TakingtheanalysistoamicrolevelfacilitatesanexaminationoftheunderlyingcausesofbothstrongandweakcompetitivenesswithintheUK'spopulationcentres

6、.5.Thereportrevealsseriousimbalancesinperformance一particularlybetweenthecitiesinthe'south-easternarc1(the'arc'consistingofLondon,theSouthEastandEasternregions)andtherestoftheUK一butalsowithincitiesandmetropolitanboroughsthemselves.Competitiveness,andi

7、tscloseassociationwiththeknowledgeeconomy,isnowawell・recognisedfactorinevaluatingeconomicperformanceandguidingfutureeconomicdevelopment.6.ThereportfindsasignificantandincreasingdividebetweenthecompetitiveperformaneeoftheUK'scityareas.Theupperrankings

8、oftheUKCityCompetitivnessIndex2002aredominatedbythecentralLondonboroughsincludedintheindex,with11entriesamongthehighesttwentyperformers,ledbythefinancialandadministrativecentresoftheUK一theCityofLondon(1st)andCityofWestminster(2nd).7.OutsideLondon,the