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Emerging Nodes in the Global Economy: Frankfurt and Tel Aviv Compared

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Editors:
  1. Daniel Felsenstein

    1. Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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  2. Eike W. Schamp

    1. Department of Economic and Social Geography, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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  3. Arie Shachar

    1. Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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Part of the book series: GeoJournal Library (GEJL, volume 72)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Emerging Nodes in the Global Economy: An Introduction

    1. Emerging Nodes in the Global Economy: An Introduction

      • Daniel Felsenstein, Eike W. Schamp, Arie Shachar
      Pages 1-8

  3. Metropolitan Structure and Restructuring

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. From Industry to Services: The Changing Basis of the Frankfurt/Rhein-Main Metropolitan Economy

      • Eike W. Schamp
      Pages 11-34

    3. Globalization Processes and Their Impact on the Structure of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area

      • Arie Shachar, Daniel Felsenstein
      Pages 35-53

  4. ‘Growth Engines’ of the Node Economy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Investing in an Emerging Node: Foreign-Owned Companies in the Tel Aviv Economy

      • Daniel Felsenstein, Yaron Ergas
      Pages 57-80

    3. Frankfurt — An Emerging International Financial Center

      • Michael H. Grote
      Pages 81-107

    4. Tel Aviv as a Global High Tech ‘Hot Spot’ — Seedbed or Enclave?

      • Daniel Felsenstein, Yaron Ergas
      Pages 109-130

    5. From a Transport Node to a Global Player: The Changing Character of the Frankfurt Airport

      • Eike W. Schamp
      Pages 131-145

  5. Producer-Driven Activities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
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    2. The Tel-Aviv Producer Services Sector: Change in an Era of Globalization

      • Amir Mossek
      Pages 149-172

    3. The Frankfurt Metropolitan Region as a Market Hub

      • Eike W. Schamp, Ursula Rachor-Hagelueken, Alexander Grimm
      Pages 173-191

  6. Consumer-Driven Activities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Global Trends in the Tel-Aviv Tourism Sector

      • Noam Shoval
      Pages 195-212

    3. International Tourism in the Frankfurt/Rhein-Main Region

      • Holger Rudolph, Ralph Steinert
      Pages 213-235

    4. Identifiying Globalization Trends in the Cultural Industries of Tel Aviv

      • Daniel Felsenstein, Hanan Barkai
      Pages 237-254

  7. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255
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    2. Emerging Nodes in a Global Economy: A Postscript

      • Eike W. Schamp, Daniel Felsenstein, Arie Shachar
      Pages 257-265

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 267-282
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Keywords

About this book

Cities form one of the principal arenas in which globalization processes are manifest. Much of the interest in the urban outcomes of globalization is focused on a limited number of iconic 'global' or 'world' cities. Most places however will never attain that status. They are more likely to play limited and specialized roles in a world economy increasingly dominated by flows. Emerging Nodes in a Global Network looks at the temporal and volatile ways in which two such cities, Frankfurt and Tel Aviv, engage the global economy. The central thesis of the book contends that the current round of globalization is characterized by places selectively functioning as nodes within global networks. Drawing on a combination of qualitative and quantitative empirical studies of leading sectors in Frankfurt and Tel Aviv (financial and business services, high technology, air transportation, tourism and cultural industries), the process of network formation is systematically analyzed andthe role of national and regional policy is highlighted.
Audience: This book will be of major interest to academics, researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the areas of urban and economic geography, public policy and economic development. It also provides valuable material for government officials and regional and national agencies involved in metropolitan planning and development.

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"This book grew out of a three year collaborative research effort … . The researchers explored the relatively new phenomenon of globalization … . It is a worthwhile book to read and since it is composed of independent chapters, written by different authors, it can also be read selectively. … it provides a nice methodological framework for future investigation of other case studies in which cities in different parts of the world emerge as nodes in the global economy." (Daniel Shefer, The Annals of Regional Science, Vol. 39 (2), 2005)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    Daniel Felsenstein, Arie Shachar

  • Department of Economic and Social Geography, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Eike W. Schamp

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Emerging Nodes in the Global Economy: Frankfurt and Tel Aviv Compared

  • Editors: Daniel Felsenstein, Eike W. Schamp, Arie Shachar

  • Series Title: GeoJournal Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1408-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature B.V. 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-0924-2Published: 31 January 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6143-0Published: 22 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1408-2Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5499

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0072

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 282

  • Topics: Economic Geography, Regional/Spatial Science, Political Science, Economic Growth

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