Magnet Cities : Migration and Commuting in Romania

Cristea, Marius ; Mare, Codruța ; Moldovan, Ciprian ; China, Andreea-Mirela ; Farole, Thomas ; Vințan, Adina ; Park, Jane ; Garrett, Keith Patrick ; Ionescu-Heroiu, Marcel

World Bank, Bucharest

关键词: CITIES;    MIGRATION;    URBAN;    EMPLOYMENT;    COMMUTING;   

RP-ID  :  116400

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Romania is the fastest growing economyin the European Union (EU), and Bucharest and Romania’ssecondary cities have been its main growth engines. However,while Bucharest has reached productivity levels comparableto those of other EU capitals, secondary cities in Romaniastill have some ways to go before competing on equal footingwith secondary cities in the EU. Without strengthening thesesecondary cities, the Romanian economy cannot sustain growthin the coming years. The most competitive secondary citiesare those that are most astute at attracting people,investments, and tourists. This report looks at the citiesthat have been most successful at attracting migrants andcommuters, and proposes a number of recommendations aimed atmaking secondary cities more attractive and competitive. Thereport is primarily addressed to policy makers and to a layaudience interested in urban development issues.This reportis structured along four main sections: 1) An analysis ofdevelopment dynamics, with a particular focus on theimportance of cities in driving growth and development; 2)An analysis of migration and commuter patterns in Romania;3) An analysis of the cities and areas that have been mostsuccessful at attracting people, and an analysis of theurban areas that will likely attract most people in thefuture. 4) Recommendations on how EU, national, and localpolicies and investments can help make secondary cities more competitive.