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B) 4 levels of cities
1st level: World Cities (3 sublevels) 2nd level: Command/Control Centers
( Atlanta, Boston, etc.) 3rd level: Specialized Centers
(Pittsburgh – Steel Albany, NY – State Capital 4th level: Dependent Centers
(San Diego – Military,Fort Lauderdale – Resort &
Retirement)
New York London
TokyoChicago, Los Angeles, Washington, Brussels, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich, Sao Paulo, Singapore
Houston, Miami, San Francisco, Toronto, Bangkok, Bombay, Hong Kong, Manila, Osaka, Seoul,, Taipei, Berlin, Madrid, Milan, Vienna, Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg,Sydney
New York London
TokyoChicago, Los Angeles, Washington, Brussels, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich, Sao Paulo, Singapore
Houston, Miami, San Francisco, Toronto, Bangkok, Bombay, Hong Kong, Manila, Osaka, Seoul, Taipei, Berlin, Madrid, Milan, Vienna, Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg,Sydney
So, most world cities are found in MDC’s, why???
-International Division of Labor -Infrastructure -Technology -Agglomeration
What City??????
The Hague, Netherlands
B) Offshore Financial Services
1 – Usually Islands or Microstates 2 – Provide shelter from taxes and
privacy 3 – Source of income for small
countries
4 - Good Example:
C) Back Offices
1 – Examples – Processing Insurance Claims, Payroll Management, all types of clerical work and Call Centers
2 – Today, many Corporations “Outsource”
Definition: A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers.
Can be used in industry but also in some SERVICES! Why?
TECHNOLOGY!!!
3 – Some LDC’s attract back office outsourcing because
of: *Low Wages (10% of American Salaries)
AND
*Ability to Speak English - Which LDC countries would have this????