Global city clusters: theorizing spatial and non-spatial proximity in inter-urban firm networks

Regional Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 1041-1052

  Martinus, Kirsten ^a   Sigler, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

clusters; connectivity; economic geography; proximity; social network analysis (SNA); world city networks

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL NETWORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 85018704413     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2017.1314457     Document Type: Article

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