Paradiplomacy and the International Competitiveness of Cities: the case of Rio de Janeiro

Abstract This paper aims to evaluate paradiplomacy as regards the city of Rio de Janeiro, by investigating the city’s actions, policies and international integration strategies. The method used involved both secondary data analysis and semi-structured interviews with public actors of municipal organ...

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Main Authors: Marcos Vinícius Isaias Mendes, Ariane Roder Figueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais
Series:Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
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spellingShingle Marcos Vinícius Isaias Mendes
Ariane Roder Figueira
Paradiplomacy and the International Competitiveness of Cities: the case of Rio de Janeiro
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
Paradiplomacy
Rio de Janeiro
Olympics
Global City
title Paradiplomacy and the International Competitiveness of Cities: the case of Rio de Janeiro
title_full Paradiplomacy and the International Competitiveness of Cities: the case of Rio de Janeiro
title_fullStr Paradiplomacy and the International Competitiveness of Cities: the case of Rio de Janeiro
title_full_unstemmed Paradiplomacy and the International Competitiveness of Cities: the case of Rio de Janeiro
title_short Paradiplomacy and the International Competitiveness of Cities: the case of Rio de Janeiro
title_sort paradiplomacy and the international competitiveness of cities the case of rio de janeiro
topic Paradiplomacy
Rio de Janeiro
Olympics
Global City
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