Unpacking intercity competitive relations in the global corporate spatial organization of manufacturing

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ID4263239
AutoresWeiyang Zhang (0000-0002-8002-3207, Research Center for China Administrative Division & Center for Modern Chinese City Studies & College of Geographic Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China), Yuxin Qian (0000-0002-9152-4832, Research Center for China Administrative Division & Center for Modern Chinese City Studies & College of Geographic Sciences East China Normal University Shanghai China, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen24
Número3
Fecha de publicación2024-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/glob.12469
OpenAlexW4390518963
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas87

Despite being a traditional research topic in urban studies, competitive relations among cities have rarely been quantified in empirical research. Drawing on methods of social network analysis, this study aims to extract intercity competitive relations at the global scale based on the global corporate spatial organization of manufacturing. The geographies of competitive relations manifest different patterns from those of global city networks based on cooperative relations. This study finds an inverse U-shaped relationship between cities' connectivities and their gross intensity of competition. Although most global cities have unique positions in global manufacturing competition, intensive competition occurs among some global cities, whereas extensive competition exists between wide-ranging cities with weak global connectivities. Furthermore, there is strong competition among cities of similar size and among those located in the same region. This research not only re-examines global intercity relations from a competitive perspective but also informs the formulation of policy-making on competition strategies of cities

Business · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Global city · Industrial organization · Regional science · Spatial organization · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Global Urban Networks and Dynamics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis