A globalised city means how well-integrated it is with the rest of the world. The higher the rank, the more foreign investment is happening. The Alpha++ category has only two cities, London and New York City. No longer classified means they were globalised previously, but now they are not.
Due to COVID, inflation and the wars happening around the world, many cities have been losing their integration around the world, as foreign investors are pulling out due to either economic or moral reasons. The most notable examples of this are the Russian cities, of which 4 were globalised back in 2020 (Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan and Novosibirsk, Moscow being Alpha) to only 1 since 2022.
Is there a list of what city is for each country?
The color coding is downright awful. The lightest green looks closest in color to the light blue but is furthest from it
Frankfurt higher in the ranking then Berlin, interesting. Is this just because the most important German stock exchange is there as well as the entire finance industry?
How plausibly can you deny foreign investment as money-laundering in your country?
Surprised that Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is not ranked. China and Ethiopia have economic ties in the billions of dollars. It’s gotta be more globally important than Reykjavic, lol
China or Japan not having the highest designation is fucking CAP.
For what use is this map, if not for measuring competition in unequal terms? Can we expect more from data than this? Can we not imagine globalisation being something other, more fruitful than this?
At first glance, I believe the use of the term “globalized” seems pretty violent here. It covers only modern capitalism, as it is measured by accountancy, advertising, banking and law. But bear in mind the note that: “The results should be interpreted as indicating the importance of cities as nodes in the world city network (i.e. enabling corporate globalization)”
I hate this kind of statistics…
This is not beautifully presented data but badly presented bullshit.
Moscow being less globalized than Bratislava or something is pretty hilarious. Much of the west is now cut off, yes, but is still very much Europe’s second biggest city and a huge global center for non-westerners (and some westerners still)
Wonder what caused Sydney to get that upgrade between 2022 and 2024.
More like how westernized is the city not globalized. Bullshit data
Accountancy, advertising, banking/finance, and law. All are supporting services with network effects. All are vulnerable to geopolitical splits, though.
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What the legend “means” would be helpful
A globalised city means how well-integrated it is with the rest of the world. The higher the rank, the more foreign investment is happening. The Alpha++ category has only two cities, London and New York City. No longer classified means they were globalised previously, but now they are not.
Due to COVID, inflation and the wars happening around the world, many cities have been losing their integration around the world, as foreign investors are pulling out due to either economic or moral reasons. The most notable examples of this are the Russian cities, of which 4 were globalised back in 2020 (Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan and Novosibirsk, Moscow being Alpha) to only 1 since 2022.
Is there a list of what city is for each country?
The color coding is downright awful. The lightest green looks closest in color to the light blue but is furthest from it
Frankfurt higher in the ranking then Berlin, interesting. Is this just because the most important German stock exchange is there as well as the entire finance industry?
How plausibly can you deny foreign investment as money-laundering in your country?
Surprised that Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is not ranked. China and Ethiopia have economic ties in the billions of dollars. It’s gotta be more globally important than Reykjavic, lol
China or Japan not having the highest designation is fucking CAP.
For what use is this map, if not for measuring competition in unequal terms? Can we expect more from data than this? Can we not imagine globalisation being something other, more fruitful than this?
At first glance, I believe the use of the term “globalized” seems pretty violent here. It covers only modern capitalism, as it is measured by accountancy, advertising, banking and law. But bear in mind the note that:
“The results should be interpreted as indicating the importance of cities as nodes in the world city network (i.e. enabling corporate globalization)”
I hate this kind of statistics…
This is not beautifully presented data but badly presented bullshit.
Moscow being less globalized than Bratislava or something is pretty hilarious. Much of the west is now cut off, yes, but is still very much Europe’s second biggest city and a huge global center for non-westerners (and some westerners still)
Wonder what caused Sydney to get that upgrade between 2022 and 2024.
More like how westernized is the city not globalized.
Bullshit data
Accountancy, advertising, banking/finance, and law. All are supporting services with network effects. All are vulnerable to geopolitical splits, though.
Tip for next post: Have your comment explanation typed up elsewhere and ready to copy/paste in before submitting the post.
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