This consists of a diagram that is intended 'to give an impression of a connected network of cities' (p. But not so with world cities, here he provides minimal evidence. The value of this key textbook lies to a large extent in its bringing together reams of evidence to describe contemporary transformations in the world economy.
Peter Dicken’s (1998 (3 rd ed)) Global Shift is the most influential geographical text on contemporary globalization.While we might go along with Castells’ conceptualization of a global space of flows we can but note that the evidence he marshals is mightily unimpressive. The evidence he provides on these nodes and hubs is a set of worldwide information from Federal Express originally analyzed by Michelson & Wheeler (1994, 382-3) that consists of one origin (USA) and just nine destinations only 3 of which are actually cities. Although it was not part of Castells' (1996) brief to engage in new data generation, his prime use of data to show his space of flows is incredibly broad grained. Following Sassen’s (19(2 nd ed)) charactization of global cities as advanced financial and business service centers, Castells’ (1996, 415) describes world cities as the ‘most direct illustration’ of worldwide nodes and hubs in his space of flows. Manuel Castells’ (19(2 nd ed)) Network Society is possibly the most influential text for providing a spatial framework for world city studies.These otherwise astute commentators on things global are each ‘let down’ when they come to use the world city literature to illustrate a geography of globalization. Each selection consists of a quite surprising evidential blemish. I highlight one small part of three very important books that discuss cities and globalization as part of a broader argument. The best way to begin to show the need for inter-city data is through the problems experienced by authors using the world city literature in general texts. On reading this Guide relations between different data collection exercises, and subsequent analyses, should become clear. uses of the data are to be found in GaWC Research Bulletins referenced by number as RB.data locations are given as GaWC data sets and referenced by number as DS.research origins are given as GaWC projects and referenced by number as PR.The purpose of this short introductory note on GaWC’s data collection is to provide users with an outline of the basic arguments behind GaWC’s data mission and to describe how we got to the position of measuring the world city network in 2001. A Brief Guide to Quantitative Data Collection at GaWC, 1997-2001
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