@article {14258, title = {Inter-City Relations and Globalization: The Evolution of the Global Urban Hierarchy, 1981-2007}, journal = {Urban Studies}, volume = {47}, number = {9}, year = {2010}, pages = {1899-1923}, url = {http://usj.sagepub.com/}, author = {Alderson, Arthur S and Jason Beckfield and Jessica Sprague-Jones} }