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... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban geography > global cities
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban geography > global cities
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > urban and suburban life > global cities

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global cities  

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  • Global cities are the command and control centers of the world economy, the sites of vast complexes of skilled, high value-added activities with globespanning consequences. At the top of the international urban hierarchy, this handful of large specialized metropolises are simultaneously centers of creative innovation, news, fashion, and culture industries; metropoles for raising and managing investment capital; centers of specialized expertise in producer services such as advertising and marketing, legal services, accounting, and computer services; and the management, planning, and control centers for corporations and nongovernmental organizations that operate with increasing ease over the entire planet. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Geography; Global Cities]

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