GLBL ST 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Commodification, Global Citizenship, Korean War
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Key financial hubs in us: new york city, hollywood- immense influence; entertainment, silicon valley- this and hollywood are the two of the biggest urban economies in the world; chicago: third largest market/ population; houston, Germany, france, u. k. , and italy: munich- lots of manufacturing headquarters and banks; frankfurt, germany; paris, france- most visited city in the world; London- the financial hub of uk; milan, rome- political capital; naples, italy- Tokai very stable so nobody wants go beyond it. Chaebols: similar to keiretsus; south korean gov. very much involved in propelling these conglomerates into prominence after ww2; business groups; ex. ) is. Samsung, lg, hyundai, sk group, gs group (gold star group) ex. ) Samsung a conglomerate who sells electronics, life insurance, etc. Beijing: considered the political and entertainment hub; also could be the economic hub. Chinese state owned enterprises: similar to keiretsus and chaebols; conglomerates. Shenzhen: one of china"s biggest cities; definite problems with developing too.
