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Unravelling the Global City Debate on Social Inequality: A Firm-level Analysis of Wage Inequality in Amsterdam and Rotterdam

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: In this article, an assessment is made of the consequences of globalisation for urban wage inequality. Using data on employers in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, it is shown that simply equating global city formation with globalisation, when it comes to urban wage inequality—which is the common research practice in urban studies—leads to a blind spot for the impact of international competition, falsely equates economic restructuring with globalisation and strongly overrates the impact of globalisation on the urban wage structure. Global city formation does not lead to polarising tendencies, while exposure to international competition leads to upgrading tendencies.

Source: Urban Studies

DOI: 10.1177/0042098009344944

Authors: Jeroen van der Waal, Jack Burgers

Institution: Erasmus University Rotterdam

Language: English

Topic: Global Urban Networks and Dynamics

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2146549064