Powerful city networks: More than connections, less than domination and control

Urban Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2895-2911

  Allen, John ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GLOBAL ECONOMY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; RESOURCE USE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 78549252828     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098010377364     Document Type: Article

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