Divergence of the world city system from national economies

Abstract

This study shows that the position of cities in the world economy has diverged from national economies. Using data from 2016, we evaluate a network of 12,802 cities formed by the location decisions of 24,355 firms in terms of their point centrality, and show that the inter-city and inter-national systems have measurably decoupled, disrupting the previouslyobserved pattern in which the most powerful cities in the world city system were located in core countries, "mid-level" cities were in the semi-periphery,and the least powerful cities were in peripheral countries. Our findings support predictions that globalizing cities would diverge from national economies and that globalization would generate a new global geography that transects long-standing cleavages in the world system.

Gobernanza, gobernabilidad y participación ciudadana en un gobierno local

“…Las instituciones públicas han llevado adelanto el liderazgo de respuestas inmediatas en el contexto crítico adoptando medidas para lograr una recuperación rápida, pese a los constantes problemas de coordinación y cooperación interinstitucionales entre los diversos estamentos en España y que representa una de las principales limitaciones en el ámbito de la gobernabilidad. En tanto, Leffel et al (2023) reportaron que los miembros de las redes municipales transnacionales (RGT) a través de los gobiernos municipales crean cada vez más un paisaje de la gobernanza global, al cual es complementaria a las organizaciones tradicionales dominadas por los Estados-nación, pero en gran medida independiente de ellas, desde la gobernanza del cambio climático hasta la consolidación de la paz. Sin embargo, un número cada vez mayor de ciudades mantienen membresías simultáneas en diferentes RGT.…”

A network analysis of international migration: Longitudinal trends and antecedent factors predicting migration

“…This study investigated the network structure and determined the communities based on international migration. However, it is crucial to acknowledge the potential impact of central cities within specific countries on the dynamics of the global immigration system (Leffel et al., 2023). For instance, a central city in a (semi‐)peripheral country might assume a significant role in international migration, owing to factors such as the city's accelerated development or inherent dynamism.…”