Realtime Resolutions, By David Kaplan

The nature of World cities is one of dominance and influence rather than just size. They are powerful centres of economic and cultural authority within their region and on the global stage. They are

A world city is a large city that has been outstripped its natural urban network and become part of an international global system. World cities have become the central connecting point for the multiplicity of linkages and interconnections that sustain the contemporary world economy, and its social and political systems. According to the 2004 GaWC studies world cities can be ranked based on their provision of ‘advanced producer services’ such as accountancy, advertising, finance and law. In 2008 the rankings according to the GaWC determined that London and New York were Alpha ++ cities whilst Sydney, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore were Alpha

Richard Florida’s article “The World is Spiky: Globalization Has Changed the Economic Playing Field, But Hasn’t Leveled It,” is a response to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman’s claim that globalization has caused the earth to become “flat.” Friedman argues that technology has made it possible to “innovate without having to emigrate” (Friedman, 590). Richard Florida argues that no matter how you measure it, economically, the world is far from flat- instead it consists of a select few tall peaks surrounded by small hills and valleys. Florida describes three types of cities: peaks, which are “cities that generate information... few in number, difficult to topple”; hills, which “manufacture the world’s established goods... they are prosperous but insecure”; and valleys, that have “little connection to the global economy and few immediate prospects”.

In the aftermath of WWIII, the United States is in shambles and has adopted the lands that were once England and Russia. It is apparent that large cities are the safest place to life.

Charlotte, according to General Cornwallis “a hornet’s nest of rebellion.” Is on the verge of becoming world class. Listed as “gamma +” (linking a small economic region to the world economy) by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network; putting Charlotte in the same category as St. Petersburg, with Raleigh one grade below. But what is a world class city? Despite many different answers as to what composes one, there are a few standard traits that can be found such as: extensive public transit system, a populous international airport, Influence in political issues, prominent skyline, internationally renowned, and corporate headquarters. In order to raise Charlotte’s status to world class these are the steps I will take.

Edward Glaeser, an economics professor at Harvard, is a scholar of the economy of cities and their various problems and regularly writes about this in his famous blog of The New York Times Economix . In The Triumph of cities , it offers a valuable insight into the advantages of large cities and makes a thorough and rigorous analysis of the strategies of some successful cities that can serve as an example for the development of its strategic plan outlining.

There is a direct relationship between trades and city’s development. GDP, also known as ‘Gross domestic product’, defines a city’s economy. Usually 1st tier cities have higher GDP than 2nd tier cities, which means there are more trades done in New York City than Seattle. The economy of 1st tier city, New York City as an example, could influence the whole country, or even

History has witnessed the rise and fall of many powerful cities, starting with Ur and Babylon and continuing into present day with cities such as New York City. Two of these cities, ancient Athens and ancient Rome, stand out from other cities of their time due to their culture, politics, and influence, both on the world around them and on future civilizations. These strengths qualify them as world cities, and despite their eventual losses of power, their legacies live on.

A Global city does accommodate both the global and local identity of the people that reside within the area. Two perfect examples are Paris and Manhattan. Paris keeps the local atmosphere of times ago, to include that there are tours that people can take to show the catacombs that exist under ground the city from back in the days of the Black Plague and thousands died and graves had to be reused. Manhattan has its areas dedicated to specific cultures that previously dominated them like Little Italy, China Town, to the most

Walt Rostow established The Stages of Economic Growth that cities go through to get to modernity. Rostow states that all societies will eventually be industrialized in just five stages (Fong 2016). The first stage of modernization begins with the traditional society. In addition to the cities in Mexico, there are small villages that are near and far from the city. Some of these villages still practice the first stages of modernity through agricultural. Subsequently, as villages began to grow, they expand their development of goods through the pre-conditions to the take-off stages. In this stage, goods will be manufacture out of raw material then traded for other goods. When a city is large enough it goes through innovation. The city acquires entertainment, several transportation methods, hospitality services etc. these types of characteristics attract tourist. (CITE DR. FONG?) Mexico city has this characteristic; sources of entertainment, transportation methods and hospitality services. This is what is known as the drive to maturity stage. This is the stage that that attracts tourist due to its modernity. Lastly, a city reaches the final stage of high mass consumption. Mexico city has reached this stage because there is any form of consumption located throughout the city. Whether it is automotive, electronics etc, it gives civilians the opportunity to be high consumers. (CITY DR

London and New York, are two of the top world cities. They play a major influence in the global economic system, because of their position in the world system of finance and trade (Macionis and Parrillo 2013, 8). London is a huge metropolis, with a heavily populated center and adjacent communities which has a high degree of economic and social integration (Macionis and Parrillo 2013, 6) London dominates southern England and covers over 600 square miles, more than 8 million citizens and thirty bridges today. New York is a megalopolis, which is when two or more major metropolitan areas extend and intermingle to form a continuous urban complex (Macionis and Parrillo 2013, 6). Today

Globalization today has lead to a great increase in migrant work forces all over the world. Capitalist countries like Dubai, London,Qatar, and the United States are the reason for the growth of reproductive labor forces. To start productive labor forces are jobs that produce goods and services like a lawyer or a CEO. Reproductive jobs are ones that were usually accomplished by the wife at home but because of the growth in money in first class countries is no longer nesassary for the wife and is passed on to woman of developing countries. After unions made reproductive labor a commodity it lead to woman working hand having jobs besides working at home. Still tasks at home have to be completed with leads to private sector reproductive labor force which ends up being woman up developing nations. So woman of third world countries now see oppertunies to make a good living in other parts of the world completing common house chores and being able to provide money for there family. This leads to the importance of Global cities.

According to Dictionary.com, the definition of globalization is “to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide” (Dictionary.com, 2008). Globalization can have a huge impact on the four functions of management. In order to achieve success, a company must have a plan or goal set in action. Once a company decides to go global, it has to decide its market. For example, Disney has over 25

In 1990s America, obtaining freedom from governmental control became a social preoccupation. Starting with liberalism’s demand for increased individual freedom, what began as a small movement eventually transformed into a culture-wide fight for social justice and economic growth to create a free market where, ideally, no government would be needed. Activists term this modern movement “neo-liberalism,” or global market liberalism (capitalism), which calls for free-trade policies. While adopting such a system for American cities has been advocated by many people for its economic benefits, it also necessarily creates new relations between the city government and the residents who live there, which in turn affects the urban environment and social relations within the city. The question is a persistent one in our place and time: to globalize, or not to globalize?

Cities are places which have huge amount of gathering of people, collection of economic activities and complex infrastructure for people which all together are supported by transport systems.