The challenges of research on the global network of cities

Urban Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-313

  Meyer, David R ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global city; Multinational corporation; Networks; New international division of labor; World system

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN SYSTEM; WORLD SYSTEM;

EID: 0242337627     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.24.4.301     Document Type: Article

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