An analysis of welfare economics of the rural labour forces participating in the urban employment competition;

On the bases of the theories ofrationality, by analyzing the disadvantages of tradi-tional urban competition theories, this paper attemptsto establish a theoretical framework for urban com-petition so as to integrate competitive resources, op-timize environment and consolidate the self-regulat-ing and self-organizing capabilities of cities by pre-senting a reasonable evaluation mechanism.

In order to absorb more circulating capital,an increasing number of local governments have focused on urban marketing as an important instrument of urban competition strategy,which makes urban marketing a significant ingredient in urban competition strategy in the globalization era.

In globalizing era, urban competition is becoming more and more obvious.

This paper discusses the issues of urban management in terms of the theoretical foundation and purpose of city management, the relation between city competition and urban management, the role of market and government as well as urban planning based on the idea of urban management.

After expounding the conception and causes of city competition and government competition, the paper explores the difficulties and logical links between them.

Hong Kong is used as a case to highlight the interactive relationship between urban governance and the urban competitiveness.