Comparing London and Frankfurt as world cities : a relational study of contemporary urban change / Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society

  • The report examines changing relations between London and Frankfurt with the introduction of a single European currency and the decision to locate the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. Based on interviews with key personnel in global financial and business service firms and institutions in both cities, the findings support a network model of inter-city relations, which, the authors contend, is more appropriate than the simplistic competition model that dominates public discussion.

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Author:Jonathan V. Beaverstock, Michael Hoyler, Kathryn Pain, Peter J. Taylor
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-332716
URL:http://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/9572
ISBN:1-900834-28-6
Publisher:Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society
Place of publication:London
Document Type:Book
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2014/03/18
Year of first Publication:2001
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Contributing Corporation:Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society
Release Date:2014/03/18
GND Keyword:London; Weltstadt; Stadtentwicklung; Stadtökonomie; Frankfurt am Main
Page Number:60
Last Page:51
HeBIS-PPN:362718083
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft
Sammlungen:Sammlung Frankfurt / Literatur über Frankfurt
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell-Keine Bearbeitung 3.0