World Cities is a type of urban center that serves as a critical node in the global economic network by disproportionately influencing international finance, corporate headquarters, and advanced producer services, thereby distinguishing itself from other cities through its strategic role in shaping and mediating global flows of capital, information, and power.
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The global city: New York, London, Tokyo
Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 2.8K citations · Full text
New Globalism, New Urbanism: Gentrification as Global Urban Strategy
Neil Smith · Antipode · 2002 · 2.3K citations
John Friedmann · Development and Change · 1986 · 2.1K citations
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Loughborough University
Loughborough, United Kingdom
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75 publications
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Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
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National University of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
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University College London
London, United Kingdom
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Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
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Ghent University Hospital
Ghent, Belgium
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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