Commodity Chains and World Cities
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Commodity Chains and World Cities by Ben Derudder
Transnational spatial relations offer a key point from which to study the geographies of contemporary globalization. This book assesses the possible cross-fertilization between two of the most notable analytical frameworks - the world city network framework and the global commodity chain framework. Transnational spatial relations have become a key analytical lens through which to study the geographies of contemporary globalization Brings together contributions of key researchers from different backgrounds and different parts of the world Offers a set of original approaches to the study of the networked geography of globalization
"The Global Commodity Chain framework looks at the interconnected functions, operations, and transactions through which specific commodities are produced, distributed, and consumedThe purpose here is to assess the possible cross-fertilization of the two in order to strengthen the critique of conventional state-centric social science that both engage in separately. Contributors whose disciplines are not revealed - presumably economists and geographers like the editors - consider such topics as exploring the role of Mexico City in the geography of global economic governance, urban places in the system of chains, and intra-firm and extra-firm linkages in the knowledge economy as exemplified by the emerging mega-city where Munich once stood." (Reference and Research Book News, February 2011)
Ben Derudder is Professor of Human Geography at Ghent University. He is also Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities research group and network (GaWC). His research focuses on the conceptualization and empirical analysis of transnational urban networks, the importance of business travel in the space economy, and the impact of the globalization of transport and production on urban development.
Frank Witlox is Professor of Economic Geography at Ghent University. He is also Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities group and network (GaWC), and a visiting professor at the Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp (ITMMA). His research focuses on transport economics and geography, city logistics, world cities and globalization, and urban planning.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781444335873 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444335871 |
| Title | Commodity Chains and World Cities |
| Author | Ben Derudder |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 210 |
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