The Global City
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A spatial theory showing that economic globalization and dispersed manufacturing paradoxically concentrate strategic financial and producer-service command functions in a networked hierarchy of transnational metropolises.
| Field | Geography · Sociology · Economics |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Macro · Structures & Institutions |
| Paradigm | Network Approach Critical Theory |
| Key figures | 👤 Saskia Sassen (사스키아 사센) |
| Year | 1991 |
Key Claims
Saskia Sassen demonstrated that the geographical dispersion of manufacturing and the digitisation of capital require centralized nodal points of specialized command and control. Global cities like New York, London, and Tokyo function as production sites for leading financial, legal, and managerial innovations while fostering deep socio-spatial polarization between high-earning transnational elites and informal, low-wage service workers.
Further Reading
- Sassen, S. (1991). The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo. Princeton University Press.
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