| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 438 pages) : illustrations |
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GUCP/GaWC Project -- Part I. Global-scale analyses: Command and Control Centres in the World Economy -- Advanced Producer Service Centres in the World Economy -- Media Centres in the World Economy -- Global City Process Score |
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Part II. World-regional connectivity analyses: Australasian Cities in Globalization -- Pacific Asian Cities in Globalization -- Eurasian Cities in Globalization -- South Asian Cities in Globalization -- Middle East/North African Cities in Globalization -- European Cities in Globalization -- Sub-Saharan Cities in Globalization -- Northern American Cities in Globalization -- Latin American Cities in Globalization -- Global Synthesis: Regional Geography of Global Servicing |
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Part III. Key country & sub-regional connectivity profiles: Australian Cities -- Chinese Cities -- Japanese Cities -- Indian Cities -- German Cities -- French Cities -- Swiss Cities -- Italian Cities -- UK Cities -- Canadian Cities -- USA Cities -- Mexican Cities -- Brazilian Cities -- South East Asian Cities -- Arabian Gulf Cities -- European Post-Soviet Cities -- Eastern European Cities -- Nordic Cities -- Benelux Cities -- Iberian Cities -- Southern African Cities -- Central American Cities -- Global Synthesis: National and Sub-Regional Contrasts |
| Summary |
Global Urban Analysis provides a unique insight into the contemporary world economy through a focus on cities. It is based upon a large-scale customised data collection on how leading businesses use cities across the world: as headquarter locations, for finance, for professional and creative services, for media. These data - involving up to 2000 firms and over 500 cities - provide evidence for both how the leading cities, sometimes called global cities, are coming to dominate the world economy, and how hundreds of other cities are faring in this brave new urban world. Thus can the likes of Lon |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Urban economics.
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Cities and towns.
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Globalization -- Economic aspects
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cities.
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globalism.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Urban & Regional.
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Cities and towns
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Globalization -- Economic aspects
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Urban economics
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Städer.
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Globalisering.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Taylor, Peter J. (Peter James), 1944-
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| ISBN |
9781136539282 |
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113653928X |
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1849775419 |
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9781849775410 |
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