Concept information
Preferred term
global city
Definition
- Global cities are key urban nodes that concentrate command and control functions in the global economy. They are mechanisms through which global economic integration takes root because they play a generative economic role not just within their national borders but also within increasingly global networks of production and consumption. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Global City]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/global_city
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