World City Networks and Global Commodity Chains: towards a world‐systems' integration

Brown, Edward; Derudder, Ben; Parnreiter, Christof; Pelupessy, Wim; Taylor, Peter J.; Witlox, Frank

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0374.2010.00272.x

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“…Instead, Frank implies that the transfer of resources is based on innumerable connections between cities of different size, importance and reach. This is exactly what has been proposed by the global city paradigm and more expressly by Brown et al (2010), who argue that the "creation and (unequal) distribution of value along commodity chains is organized in and governed from world cities". 36 Put differently, uneven development is based on innumerable connections between cities with different functions in commodity chains.…”

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“…Although Sassen does not use the global commodity chain terminology, the notion that global cities are nodes in global commodity chains is derived from her idea that global cities are characterized by their ability to provide producer services, and by their consequent capability to manage and to control cross- 36 Brown et al (2010). 37 Robinson (2006) 102.…”

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“…It is the interlocking city network provides core knowledge elements for production and consumption [17]. It also connects the decentralized production and consumption to constitute the complete commodity chains.…”

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Rethinking the Optimal City Size from the Perspective of the City Network

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The optimal city size is an intuitive and clear indicator of whether the current state of the city is efficient. So it is determined by the internal factors of the city and the way they are organized if the city operates as a container only. In the picture where the city network has become a normality of the existing economic organizations, the optimal city size theory, including the concept, the mechanism and the path need to be rethought. Therefore, this paper starts from the essential concept of optimal city size and analyzes the influences of urban network on urban production and internal attribute characteristics, and further briefly analyzes the influence path and mechanism of the urban network on the optimal city size.

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“…Globalization and the rise of information and communication technologies (ICT) have propelled the restructuring of value chains and knowledge networks Brown et al 2010). The maritime economy has been instrumental to economic change and forming of the urban system in Germany by producing knowledge and innovations.…”

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Revealing Relevant Proximities. Knowledge Networks in the Maritime Economy in a Spatial, Functional and Relational Perspective

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The maritime economy as a heterogeneous innovation system has ongoing relevance to the successful spatial and functional development of port city regions in Europe. A strong technological knowledge base underpins the competitiveness of maritime economy which is grounded in distinct spatial structures and proximities. The simultaneous relevance of global and local knowledge is particularly pronounced in the maritime economy through its inherent relevance to globalization and structural change. Conventional classifications embedded in the discussion of the spatialization of knowledge intensive activities and global value chains, however, limit the analysis to certain parts of the maritime cluster. This paper looks at the applicability of various discourses on knowledge generation as an interactive process, based on a comprehensive dataset derived from cooperative links within the maritime economy of northern Germany. It suggests a framework for analysis, which is activity based and focused on the concurrent presence of different dimensions of proximity across value creating systems. We explore spatial patterns by means of social network analysis, which are industry-specific and have the potential to inform efforts to increase functional as well as physical connectivity in Port City regions. The empirical analysis sets out from the individual firm as an actor seeking to optimize its location for the purpose competitiveness. It proposes an approach, which is routed in the ongoing discussion on spatial and functional dispositions for innovation activity and bridges the dichotomy of knowledge intensive services and manufacturing activities in the maritime economy.

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World City Networks and Global Commodity Chains: towards a world‐systems' integration

Cited by 105 publications

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Globalization and the City: Two Connected Phenomena in Past and Present

Globalization and the City: Two Connected Phenomena in Past and Present

Rethinking the Optimal City Size from the Perspective of the City Network

Revealing Relevant Proximities. Knowledge Networks in the Maritime Economy in a Spatial, Functional and Relational Perspective

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