Editing Global city (section)

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{{short description|City important to the world economy}}
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A '''global city''' (also known as a '''power city''', '''world city''', '''alpha city''', or '''world center''') is a [[city]] that serves as a primary node in the [[world economy|global economic network.]] The concept originates from [[geography]] and [[Index of urban studies articles|urban studies]], based on the thesis that [[globalization]] has created a hierarchy of strategic [[Location (geography)|geographic locations]] with varying degrees of influence over [[finance]], [[trade]], and [[culture]] worldwide.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lenormand |first1=Maxime |last2=Gonçalves |first2=Bruno |last3=Tugores |first3=Antònia |last4=Ramasco |first4=José J. |title=Human diffusion and city influence |journal=[[Journal of the Royal Society Interface]] |date=2015 |volume=12 |issue=109 |pages=20150473 |doi=10.1098/rsif.2015.0473 |pmid=26179991 |pmc=4535413 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lin |first1=Jan |title=World Cities |journal=The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization |date=2012 |doi=10.1002/9780470670590.wbeog820 |isbn=9780470670590}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pain |first1=Kathy |title=World Cities |journal=International Encyclopedia of Geography |date=2017 |pages=1–9 |doi=10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0525 |isbn=9781118786352}}</ref> The global city represents the most complex and significant hub within the international system, characterized by links binding it to other cities that have direct, tangible effects on global [[Socioeconomics|socioeconomic]] affairs.<ref name="Sass1">{{cite magazine |issue=503 |last1=Sassen |first1=Saskia |url=http://www.india-seminar.com/2001/503/503%20saskia%20sassen.htm |title=The global city: strategic site/new frontier |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018200419/http://www.india-seminar.com/2001/503/503%20saskia%20sassen.htm |archive-date=18 October 2006 |date= July 2001 |magazine=Seminar Magazine |url-status=live }}</ref>

The criteria of a global city vary depending on the source.<ref>{{Cite web |title=global city |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/global-city |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Britannica |language=en |archive-date=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020155031/https://www.britannica.com/topic/global-city |url-status=live }}</ref> Common features include a high degree of [[Urban planning|urban development]], a large population, the presence of major [[Multinational corporation|multinational companies]], a significant and globalized [[Financial services|financial sector]], a well-developed and internationally linked [[transportation infrastructure]], local or national economic dominance, high quality educational and [[research institutions]], and a globally influential output of ideas, innovations, or cultural products. Quintessential examples, based on most indices and research, include [[New York City]], [[London]], [[Paris]], and [[Tokyo]].