core-periphery
Dominant versus marginal
Core-periphery describes a spatial or economic relationship where a dominant center concentrates power, wealth, or activity while outlying areas remain dependent and less developed.
The model appears in geography, economics, and world-systems theory: The core-periphery dynamic explains why capital cities absorb talent from rural regions.
Core regions typically extract resources and labor from the periphery while retaining control over production and finance.
Pertaining to cities
- ruralOf the countryside
- centerMiddle of anything
- marginEdge of a page
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
metropolitan · regional · accessibility · centrality · nodal · gradient · land use · commuting
Macro-scale societal analysis framework
- metropoleImperial colonial hub
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- underdevelopmentInadequate economic or social progress
global capitalism · trade imbalance · raw materials · extraction · colonialism · neocolonialism · industrialization · division of labor
Core significance or position
- nodesPoints of connection
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- clusteringForming concentrated groups
betweenness · degree · hub · influence · connectivity · graph theory · social network · ties
Central command location
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- branchesLimbs of trees
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
hierarchy · power center · control · autonomy · centralization · decentralization · influence · resources
Wealth used for investment
- provincesAdministrative regions within nations
- centralismCentral authority doctrine
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- devolutionTransferring power locally
metropolitan · regions · sovereignty · autonomy · governance · state power · territorial · administrative
urban
Pertaining to cities
hinterland · metropolitan · regional · accessibility · centrality · nodal · gradient · land use · commuting · suburbanization
world-systems
Macro-scale societal analysis framework
- metropoleImperial colonial hub
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
- exploitationSelfish use of others
underdevelopment · global capitalism · trade imbalance · raw materials · extraction · colonialism · neocolonialism · industrialization · division of labor · cash crops
centrality
Core significance or position
clustering · betweenness · degree · hub · influence · connectivity · graph theory · social network · ties · brokerage
headquarters
Central command location
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- branchesLimbs of trees
decision-making · hierarchy · power center · control · autonomy · centralization · decentralization · influence · resources · coordination
capital
Wealth used for investment
- provincesAdministrative regions within nations
- centralismCentral authority doctrine
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
devolution · metropolitan · regions · sovereignty · autonomy · governance · state power · territorial · administrative · local government
core-peripheryisotropic
Same properties all directions
undifferentiated · dispersed · decentered · polycentric · multipolar
core-peripheryegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
horizontal · balanced · symmetric · mutual exchange · reciprocal
core-peripherymesh network
Interconnected node communication system
decentralized · peer-to-peer · non-hierarchical · federated · leaderless
core, periphery, cores, cored, coring, corer, peripheral, peripherals, peripherally