“In the United Kingdom, for example, the sheer overwhelming dominance of London makes it extremely for provincial cities to develop more than a very restricted financial function. London, in that sense, is akin to the notorious upas tree, a fabulous Javanese tree so poisonous that it destroys all life for many miles around itself.”

—  Peter Dicken

Source: Global Shift (2003) (Fourth Edition), Chapter 13, The Financial Services Industries, p. 467

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