This article considers the conundrums entailed in maintaining the notions of “city” and
“Global South” in an era where urbanization is no longer epitomized by the city form and …

There is a small but growing literature on the financialization of housing that demonstrates
how housing is a central aspect of financialization. Despite the varied analyses of the …

With the advent of multinational corporations, the traditional urban service function has' gone
global'. In order to provide services to globalizing corporate clients, the offices of major …

The 'varieties of capitalism'framework represents an influential methodological innovation in
the field of comparative political economy. It seeks to account for enduring spatial variations …

Coe NM, Lai KPY and Wójcik D. Integrating finance into global production networks,
Regional Studies. While successful in its aim of 'globalizing'regional development, the …

Zhang J. and Peck J. Variegated capitalism, Chinese style: regional models, multi-scalar
constructions, Regional Studies. The paper explores tensions between the varieties of …

Modern civilization revolves around money. However, money is a paradox. It is nothing more
than a representation of and medium for decentralized networks of social trust, but its …

A growing body of research has analysed the variegation of financialization processes and
the role of states as important actors therein. Contributing to this literature, this paper argues …

The worldwide rise of sovereign wealth funds is emblematic of the ongoing transformation of
nation-state economic prospects. Sovereign Wealth Funds maps the global footprints of …

While most research on foreign direct investment (FDI) focuses on the 'real'economy, at least
30% of global FDI stock is intermediated through tax havens. Using 2010 IMF data on FDI …