Washington, DC: Restoring the Capital of the United States

Anthony Williams

Chapter 5 in The Local Alternative, 2011, pp 91-94 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Like Bogotá, La Paz, Buenos Aires, or any other national capital, Washington, DC, is an international city, home to a large number of diplomatic delegations—in Washington’s case, more than any other city in the world. It is also a national city, in the sense that it is the location of the federal government headquarters, and as such represents an integral center of activities and dialogues related to international and national affairs. Most people tend to focus solely on Washington’s role as a national and international city, forgetting that there is another city that is equally real yet less apparent to the world: the local city, where real people live, work, conduct their affairs, and care for their families. These real people are precisely the ones who make the local, national, and international city work.

Keywords: Credit Rating; Real People; Public Realm; Investment Climate; Cash Reserve (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230119642_6

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