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Core and Peripheral System of Cities

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This chapter discusses topics in human and economic geography such as geo-politics, geo-economics, spatial economics, complementarities of regions, trade agreements, central and peripheral locations and agglomeration. This chapter explains why and how countries play the geo-political game. It seeks to demarcate why and how countries enter into alliances with other nations to maximize their economic efficiency for development. It shall also answer why in the system of cities, some cities assume central locations while others become periphery. Lastly, it will explain what are the forces of agglomeration and why firms choose to cluster themselves together; and how all these factors affect the internationalization of a transnational firm.

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  1. School of Science and Technology, SIM University, Singapore, Singapore

    Lu Chang Peh

  2. School of Design and Environment Department of Building, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Sui Pheng Low

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Peh, L.C., Low, S.P. (2013). Core and Peripheral System of Cities. In: Organization Design for International Construction Business. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35164-8_3

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