Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-1996
Subjects
Cities and towns, Urban policy, Cities and towns -- Washington (D.C.)
Abstract
The globalization of U.S. cities is attracting increasing theoretical and empirical attention. The author analyzes internationally oriented activities in metropolitan Washington, D.C., and demonstrates that the city's international roles are built directly on its historic function as a national city. Focusing on change over time, the author also shows that globalization is a stepwise process: Several key periods of the expansion of international functions were followed by periods of gradual absorption. In comparative context, Washington supports arguments about the separability of international functions and shows the importance of historical development in determining the different ways in which cities interact with the world.
DOI
10.1177/107808749603100501
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8589
Citation Details
Abbott, C. (1996). THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF WASHINGTON, D.C. Urban Affairs Review, 31(5), 571-594.
Description
This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article whose final and definitive form, has been published in Urban Affairs Review 1996 and is copyright by Sage Publications, available online at: http://uar.sagepub.com/content/31/5/571.abstract