Deals with the intersection of issues associated with globalization and the dynamics of core-periphery relations. It places these debates in a large and vital context asking what the relations between cores and peripheries have in forming our vision of what constitutes globalization and what...

The essay is framed by the proposition that cities make visible the limits of superior military power, and in that sense function as a weak regime, one that can contest though not overcome superior power. It uses the case of asymmetric war to explore the contradictions that arise from this...

Service activities are now acknowledged as key players in economic development, societal change and public policy worldwide. This exciting Handbook not only contributes to ongoing conceptual debates about the nature of service-led economies and societies; it also pushes back the frontiers of...