Can Small Towns Survive in a Global World?

This paper is about towns facing growth problems and the measures that have been taken to cope with urban shrinkage. One conclusion is that shrinking cities have not been able to regain population growth without external help, either from the state or from the market. Local measures from city authorities have not been enough. Finally, I discuss conditions for small cities to survive.

Author(s): Lars Nilsson

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