Achieving transformative growth is not a matter of size, but of political vision and entrepreneurial initiative. New Zealand has an opportunity to enhance its competitiveness in the new global economy, and its secondary cities should slip the surly bonds of regional economic determinism and directly engage a world of emerging opportunities.
http://globalurbanist.com/2015/05/21/new-zealand-secondary-cities
“Sheep bytes: New Zealand’s secondary cities can be a model for creative revival.” The Global Urbanist, 21 May 2015, with Asit K. Biswas.
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