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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Subtitle of host publication | Challenges of Integration into the Global Economy |
| Editors | Sören Scholvin, Anthony Black, Javier Revilla Diez, Ivan Turok |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Pages | 205-220 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Edition | 1. |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-3-030-06206-4 |
| ISBN (print) | 978-3-030-06205-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 10 May 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |
|---|---|
| ISSN (Print) | 2198-7262 |
| ISSN (electronic) | 2198-7270 |
Abstract
This chapter seeks to rebalance research on world cities, which suffers from a bias towards the Global North in theory building. For this purpose, the author advances the concept of ‘gateway cities’. In contrast to the world city approach, the gateway one addresses the global and regional interlinking of cities along five dimensions: transport and logistics, industrial processing, corporate control, service provision and knowledge generation. It allows us to incorporate what can be learnt from cases in the Global South into our understanding of cities in economic processes—or, more narrowly, global value chains. The author applies the gateway concept to Mauritius, showing that the island state serves as a gateway to sub-Saharan Africa in the oil and gas sector, in particular for logistics, corporate control and service provision.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Development
- Social Sciences(all)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
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Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges of Integration into the Global Economy. ed. / Sören Scholvin; Anthony Black; Javier Revilla Diez; Ivan Turok. 1. ed. Springer Nature, 2019. p. 205-220 (Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development).
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