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Global Connection and Doing Business

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Behind the deepening economic globalization, the multinational company is an important impetus in driving the global economy. The multinationals’ worldwide resources configuration, related production and business activities constitute the core of the global city network.

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    According to the World Bank’s study on 80 countries, a foreseeable policy upgrade alone can increase the possibility by 30% about the enterprise’s investment increase.

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  1. Center for City and Competitiveness, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

    Pengfei Ni

  2. Urban Economy and Finance Branch, UN Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya

    Marco Kamiya

  3. School of Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, National Academy of Economic Strategy, CASS, Beijing, China

    Ruxi Ding

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Ni, P., Kamiya, M., Ding, R. (2017). Global Connection and Doing Business. In: Cities Network Along the Silk Road . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4834-0_12

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