The literature offers near-synonymous terms such as world cities (Hall, 1966 Friedman, 1986 Knox & Taylor, 1995 Taylor, 2003), international cities, metropolises (Hoover & Vernon 1962), or business metropolises (Bourdeau-Lepage & Huriot, 2005b). A global city may be defined as a center of coordination of complex economic activities at a global scale (Bourdeau-Lepage & Huriot, 2005b). The context of the post-industrial economy inevitably assigns a primary role to cities and especially to global cities. Huriot and Thisse (2000, xiv) invite us to “reconsider the role of cities in economic life” and suggest that “cities will be important actors on the economic stage of the future”. Introductionġ We live in an age where the economy is dominated by cities. This study is part of a research program on “The development of high-order services and spatial change in the ECEEC”, carried out in the LEG with the support of Burgundy Regional Council and the French Ministry of Research.
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