Relational Cities: Doha, Panama City, and Dubai as 21<sup>st</sup>Century EntrepÔts

Sigler, Thomas

doi:10.1080/02723638.2013.778572

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“…2020). Our particular focus is on the impact of COVID‐19 on relational urbanisation, an emergent theme in urban studies which considers the orientation of cities towards relational positionality in the network of global flows (material, capital, informational, cultural) produced and reinforced by financialised capitalism (Olds & Yeung 2004; Sigler 2013, 2016).…”

Section: Introduction: the Geographies Of The Covid‐19 Outbreak And Rmentioning

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Relational Cities Disrupted: Reflections on the Particular Geographies of COVID‐19 For Small But Global Urbanisation in Dublin, Ireland, and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

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Rafferty

2020

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This paper looks at the particular geographies associated with the COVID‐19 outbreak through the lens of cities that are products of relational urbanisation. This includes small but highly globalised cities, such as financial centres or hot spots of politics and diplomacy, which are usually situated between different political, economic or cultural systems and their boundaries. These cities experienced strong growth due to internationalisation and a dedicated politics of extraversion. Our argument is that such places are unusually affected by the current lock‐down, illustrated by two empirical cases, the cities of Dublin, Ireland, and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Both have experienced striking growth rates recently, but now suffer from disruption. Their development trajectories remain unclear, since a return to the ‘old normal’ seems unlikely, and the emergent ‘new normal’ calls for adaptation towards more state involvement in areas hitherto governed by the market. The paper addresses possible alternative geographies for both cases.

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Section: Introduction: the Geographies Of The Covid‐19 Outbreak And Rmentioning

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Relational Cities Disrupted: Reflections on the Particular Geographies of COVID‐19 For Small But Global Urbanisation in Dublin, Ireland, and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

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Rafferty

2020

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“…Tied to the geopolitical story embedded in the networks is the strong regionalization of the stock exchanges supporting the case that geography matters in explaining how the off-shore world is globally networked through firm structures (Haberly, & Wójcik, 2015). The connectivity of Indian firms to the UAE and Mauritius is clearly linked to socio-historical linkages, as well as Dubai's recent rise as a regional intermediary in the case of the former (Sigler, 2013). Australia-based firms have a small but significant number of subsidiaries in Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Samoa.…”

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The role of tax havens and offshore financial centers in Asia-Pacific networks: evidence from firm-subsidiary connections

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This paper adds a network dimension to locational theories on multinational corporate strategy to explain how tax havens and offshore financial centers (THOFC) are integrated into the structures of firms listed on five stock exchanges of the Asia-Pacific region. Applying network analysis to firm-subsidiary connections of these listed firms, it highlights differences in the connectivity structures as well as the role of THOFC in exchange subnetworks. It finds considerable variation in the complexity of corporate structures by stock exchange can be explained by national context and multinational location strategies, and that the prevalence of THOFC within corporate structures cannot be underestimated.

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“…The Freeport will be supervised by national customs authorities. It appears to be the most recent innovation in a business model that seeks to maximise the small country's competitive advantage, by establishing enclave economies that are situated at a relational, in-between location (Sigler 2013). This may also offer potential to shift the hub from interface to trading place.…”

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International hubs as a factor of local development: evidence from Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, and Leipzig, Germany

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LuxembourgThis paper discusses regional development in the context of logistics hub strategies, particularly in the air cargo business. It illustrates the associated potential and dilemmas with respect to a case study conducted in Luxembourg, the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and its emergence as a global hub for airfreight shipments. For comparative reasons, the paper also sheds light on the Leipzig-Halle Airport, Germany. Both cases illustrate the potential and limitations of international hubs to bring local and regional development forward.

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Relational Cities: Doha, Panama City, and Dubai as 21^stCentury EntrepÔts

Cited by 111 publications

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Relational Cities Disrupted: Reflections on the Particular Geographies of COVID‐19 For Small But Global Urbanisation in Dublin, Ireland, and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Relational Cities Disrupted: Reflections on the Particular Geographies of COVID‐19 For Small But Global Urbanisation in Dublin, Ireland, and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

The role of tax havens and offshore financial centers in Asia-Pacific networks: evidence from firm-subsidiary connections

International hubs as a factor of local development: evidence from Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, and Leipzig, Germany

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Relational Cities: Doha, Panama City, and Dubai as 21stCentury EntrepÔts

Cited by 111 publications

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Relational Cities Disrupted: Reflections on the Particular Geographies of COVID‐19 For Small But Global Urbanisation in Dublin, Ireland, and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Relational Cities Disrupted: Reflections on the Particular Geographies of COVID‐19 For Small But Global Urbanisation in Dublin, Ireland, and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

The role of tax havens and offshore financial centers in Asia-Pacific networks: evidence from firm-subsidiary connections

International hubs as a factor of local development: evidence from Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, and Leipzig, Germany

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