Consultancy Services and the Urban Hierarchy in Western Europe

P W Daniels, J H J Van Dinteren and M C Monnoyer
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P W Daniels: Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3HE, England
J H J Van Dinteren: Kolpron Consultants BV, Hoofdweg 330, 3067 GK Rotterdam, The Netherlands
M C Monnoyer: Maître de Conférences, University of Bordeaux I, 33405 Talence Cedex, France

Environment and Planning A, 1992, vol. 24, issue 12, 1731-1748

Abstract: A cross-national survey of the relationship between the evolving organisation and structure of consultancy service enterprises and the urban hierarchy in Europe has been undertaken. Primate cities in Europe are still the preeminent foci for business services performing strong national and international control. The relationship between markets for consultancy services and the urban hierarchy is complex, but it is possible to suggest a typology of firms on the basis of client characteristics and location. Caution is necessary about assuming that the provision of consultancy services through networks is organised along hierarchical lines that mirror administrative hierarchies.

Date: 1992
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