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In this commentary, I endorse Töpfer’s critique on the conceptual centrality of ‘lead firms’ in the existing global production network/global financial network analyses and her argument to restore the primary… Click to show full abstract
In this commentary, I endorse Töpfer’s critique on the conceptual centrality of ‘lead firms’ in the existing global production network/global financial network analyses and her argument to restore the primary role of the state in theorizing global financial integration. I suggest that the next step on the research agenda is to go beyond Chinese exceptionalism and develop an integrated politico-institutional framework that can enable critical, comparative studies of territorially variegated economic globalization.
Journal Title: Dialogues in Human Geography
Year Published: 2018
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