World cities and global commodity chains: An introduction

Global Networks

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Derudder, Ben ^a   Witlox, Frank ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Global commodity chains; Global networks; World city network; World systems theory

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE SERVICES; GLOBAL NETWORKS; URBAN SYSTEMS;

SYSTEM THEORY;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GLOBALIZATION; WORLD CITY;

EID: 72249083710     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2010.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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