On the global city map, but not in command? Probing Manila's position in the world city network
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4753147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jana M Kleibert (0000-0002-1889-1978, Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space, corresponding author), Jana Kleibert (Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2897-2915 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0308518x16663710 |
| OpenAlex | W2510170950 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 49 |
The changing geography of service employment and the relocation of back-office service tasks to developing economies present a challenge to contemporary world city network research and methodology, as cost-driven offshoring may wrongly suggest a city's increased importance in global city rankings. In particular, financial service firms, but also management consultancies, law firms, and other advanced producer service firms have offshored tasks abroad. These firms' offices are attributed a vital role in the world city network literature and form the basis for world city rankings using the interlocking network model. Based on empirical research on advanced producer service firms in Metro Manila, the Philippines, this paper argues that the existence of linkages and the appearance 'on the map' of dominant economic flows does not automatically lead to an increased command and control position of Manila. Instead, the attraction of lower-end services leads to Manila's dependent articulation into global service production networks. The findings challenge the key assumptions about 'command functions' and 'strategic role' of global cities that underpin the global city rankings. The paper critiques current conceptualisations of command and control in global urban network theory in the light of changing intra-firm divisions of labour in advanced producer service firms, and stresses the importance of qualitative research
Business · Economic geography · Economics · Global city · Global network · Industrial organization · Management · Offshoring · Outsourcing · Political science · Relocation · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Engineering · Global Urban Networks and Dynamics · Law · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Finance · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |