Sister ceety
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Twin tounsansister ceetiesare twa o mony terms uised tae describe the cooperative agreements atween atoun,ceetiesan evencoontiesin geographically an poleetically distinct auries tae promote cultural an commercial ties.
Terminology
[eedit|eedit soorce]In theUnitit Kinrick,the termtwin townsis maist commonly uised, generally referrin taetoun-twinninwi Europe, differentiating wi the termsister ceeties,that is uised for agreements wi touns an ceeties in the Unitit States. InEurope,a variety o terms are uised; maist commonlytwin touns,butpairtnership touns,pairtner tounsanfriendship touns,are uised an aa.GermanyuisesPartnerstadt(Pairtner Toun/Ceety),FraunceuisesVille Jumelée(Twinned Toun/Ceety).In theNetherlands,the termStedenband(Ceety bond)is uised.North Americae,Sooth Americae,Sooth Asie,AustralasieanAsiegenerally uise the termsister ceeties.In the umwhileSoviet Bloc kintrastwin tounsis uised, in addition tae the termbrither ceeties,that is uised on occasion.[1]
Whiles, ither govrenment bodies enter intae a "twinnin" relationship, lik the agreement atween theprovincesoHainaninCheenaeanJeju-doin theRepublic o Korea,or atweenWashington, D.C.,anBeijing.
TheDouzelageis a toun twinnin association wi ane toun frae ilk o the member states o theEuropean Union.[2]
Ither meanins
[eedit|eedit soorce]Whiles, the phrase "sister ceeties" is uised tae refer tae ceeties athout a formal agreement that hae seemilar culturs an/or historical backgrounds, likGalveston, TexasanNew Orleans,twa ceeties that war historically major Southern ports on theGulfcoast.
Criticism
[eedit|eedit soorce]The concept o sister ceeties haes been criticized as an unnecessary an expensive endeavor for ceeties tae partak in wi nae or naur nae accoontability or obvious signs o economic development resultin frae the arrangement.[3]Politeecians are frequently accuised o uisin sister ceeties as an excuse tae tak a pleasure trip at public expense, commonly referred tae as a junket.[3]
See an aa
[eedit|eedit soorce]- Paradiplomacy
- Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties
- Cross-border toun namin
- Partnership 2000
- Warld Ceety
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑"Tbilisi, Vilnius become brother cities".Trend News Agency.Archived fraethe originalon 14 November 2009.Retrieved12 October2009.
- ↑"Douzelage.org: Home".www.douzelage.org. Archived fraethe originalon 17 Februar 2010.Retrieved21 October2009.
- ↑abJohnston, Matt (23 Januar 2009)."Lord Mayor Robert Doyle on a mission to Russia".Herald Sun.Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times.Archivedfrae the original on 17 October 2010.Retrieved10 Mairch2011.
Faur readin
[eedit|eedit soorce]- "Twinnings for The morra's Warld - A Practical Handbook"(PDF).Brussels:CEMR Council o European Municipalities an Regions.Archived fraethe original(PDF)on 13 Mey 2008.Retrieved11 Januar2010.Cite journal requires
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