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      Producer service linkages and city connectivity in the mega-city region of China: A case study of the Pearl River Delta

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      Urban Studies
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          This paper examines the intra- and inter-firm producer service linkages and city connectivity of the Pearl River Delta (PRD), one of the fastest growing and globalising mega-city regions in China. The study reveals that the rapid growth of producer services in the recent two decades has emerged as a crucial contributor to the formation of the regional network that was previously shaped mainly by manufacturing activities. To provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of mega-city regions, a nexus between the literature on globalisation and mega-city regions and the studies on the service economy must be developed to consider not only intra-firm office connections, but also the linkages of producer services between different firms and economic sectors. Through a questionnaire survey covering 1020 producer service firms in three major PRD cities, we provide evidence that in a manner different from manufacturing activities, producer services linkages, both intra-firm and inter-firm, bind the cities into a hierarchical and localised regional system.

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                Journal
                Urban Studies
                Urban Studies
                SAGE Publications
                0042-0980
                1360-063X
                October 2015
                August 08 2014
                October 2015
                : 52
                : 13
                : 2458-2482
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
                [2 ]Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
                Article
                10.1177/0042098014544762
                194cfa09-1762-43cb-8042-3e6f046c4889
                © 2015

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