In the United Kingdom, for example, the sheer overwhelming dominance of London makes it extremely for provincial cities to develop more than a very r… - Peter Dicken

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In the United Kingdom, for example, the sheer overwhelming dominance of London makes it extremely for provincial cities to develop more than a very restricted financial function. London, in that sense, is akin to the notorious upas tree, a fabulous Javanese tree so poisonous that it destroys all life for many miles around itself.

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Peter Dicken (born 1938) is an economic geographer who is currently an Emeritus Professor and continuing researcher into global patterns of business and globalisation, at the University of Manchester.

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