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1. Scott, AJ and M Storper, 2009.
REGIONS, GLOBALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT
URBAN DYNAMICS/ UMDSU 3/ IHS
GROUP:Angélica Vidal, Henrique Leão, Irwin Alves, Juliana Kakitani,
Lucas de Souza, Ricardo Ohashi and Vitória Spohr.

2. The writers share the point of view of the agglomeration being a principal
source of productivity that can lead to positive outcomes for the
region, and not only as a role player on macroeconomy.

3. CITY-REGIONS AND
SUPER AGGLOMERATIONS
Multiple urban cores, extended suburbs and country
side lands, being scattered urban settlements.

4. CITY-REGIONS AND
SUPER AGGLOMERATIONS
NATIONAL ECONOMY
BOOSTERS
integration to multiple urban cores
interrelation of economic activities
potential for innovation

5. U.S. EXAMPLE
380 separate clusters of firms in the US employ 57% of the total workforce
generates 61% of the nation`s output, also stands for 78% of its export (1999).

6. ADVANTAGES OF AGGLOMERATIONS FOR FIRMS
Allows compensation for variability and uncertainty by providing ready access
to needed resources on short notice.
Creates a specialized labor in a particular region
Stimulates competition, which leads to innovation.
Generates positive externalities for firms and workers.

7. OVERALL OF OUTCOMES
Most part of global economic trades occur between selected regions,
intensifying the growth of these regions. This has been leading to income
inequalities within countries, affecting more intensively developing nations.
Positive return effects from agglomerations’ economy will depend on the
region’s capability to be dynamic and creative and sustain succes-ful
agglomeretad development process.

8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
There is a knife edge dilemma regarding economic development policies.
If in one side policies must try to strengthen agglomeration economies,
negatively, they may instensify income inequalty.

9. CONCLUSION
Development theory needs now to recognize that agglomeration
economies represent a potent, immobile and
highly-problematical element of the entire development process, and
it should be considered not only in macroeconomy, but also on
region development strategies.