"The 21st century will not be dominated by America or China, Brazil
or India, but by the city. In an age that appears increasingly
unmanageable, cities rather than states are becoming the islands of
governance on which the future world order will be built. This new world
is not -- and will not be -- one global village, so much as a network
of different ones.
"Time, technology, and population
growth have massively accelerated the advent of this new urbanized era.
Already, more than half the world lives in cities, and the percentage is
growing rapidly. But just 100 cities account for 30 percent of the
world's economy, and almost all its innovation. Many are world capitals
that have evolved and adapted through centuries of dominance: London,
New York, Paris. New York City's economy alone is larger than 46 of
sub-Saharan Africa's economies combined. Hong Kong receives more
tourists annually than all of India. These cities are the engines of
globali...
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/08/16/beyond_city_limits
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