1. DEVELOPING DELHI
TO ATTRACT
INVESTMENT
Delhi Workshop / VenhoevenCS
Dr. Ronald Wall
IHS/ERASMUS UNIVERSITY
2. 1. Globalization concerns a ‘society of cities’ in
which ‘no city develops in isolation’ (Storper
1997).
2. Firms are the essential reason why cities are
interconnected (Pred 1977).
3. The top 500 multinationals in 2004 accounted
for 90% of world investments and 50% of
global trade (Rugman 2005).
3. ge
ed
FD tal
l
ow
pi
Kn
I
Ca
g e
w led
o l
Kn p i ta
Ca DI
F
Knowledge
Capital
FDI
4. (Source: Wall 2009)
1. 9,243 investments between firms in
2,259 cities.
2. Represents 50% of world economy
3. Primarily between developed cities
4. Africa has on 1% of connections, but
10% of world population.
14. Market size
ge
Salary variation
ed
Housing prices
FD tal
l
ow
Unemployment
pi
Education levels
Kn
I
Ca
Corporate taxes
g
Regional / national investments
l ed
ow
Public investments
Kn e al
Headquarters
Business culture
t
Industrial sectors pi
Innovation levels
Entrepeneurship
Ca DI
Informal economy F
Land prices
Know ledg
e
Capital
F DI
Housing
Airports Land prices
Rail indicators Density
Roas indicators Crime
Accessibility Public serices
Public transport Schools
Communications Parks
Shops
Recreation
Health serices
