TY - JOUR AU - Wellhofer, E. Spencer AB - The essay reviews developments of the Core-Periphery paradigm. Two variants of the paradigm are isolated. Both variants define core-periphery relations by three features: characteristics distinguishing core from periphery, the goods exchanged, and the nature of the exchange and the pattern of core-periphery relations. These features form the explanatory variables in the examination of three central problems in social science: the rise of the state, the development of imperialism and colonialism and regional social movements. However, the distinguishing feature of core-periphery analysis is the spatial representation of these dynamics. Yet spatial representations in core-periphery paradigms are latent and poorly developed. Several alternative spatial representations are more effective in displaying core-periphery dynamics, permitting simpler assumptions, introducing temporal dynamics and multi-linear models. TI - Core and Periphery: Territorial Dimensions in Politics JF - Urban Studies: An International Journal of Research in Urban Studies DO - 10.1080/00420988920080341 DA - 1989-06-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/core-and-periphery-territorial-dimensions-in-politics-o0GYhJfqu4 SP - 340 EP - 355 VL - 26 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -