LESSON 9 Flashcards
(18 cards)
She popularized the term “global city”
Saskia Sassen
How to measure the economic competitiveness of a city, the Economist Intelligence Unit has added other criteria such as:
- Market Size
- Purchasing Power of Citizens
- Size of the Middle Class
- Potential for Growth.
have the largest stock market in the world
New York
houses the greatest number of corporate headquarters
Tokyo
has the world’s busiest container port, moving over 33 million units in 2013.
Shanghai
is considered Asia’s most competitive city because of its strong market, efficient and incorruptible government, and livability.
Singapore
may not be as wealthy as New York, but it is the seat of American statepower.
Washington DC
is a sleepy town and thus not attractive to tourist but it is home to the country’s
top politicians, bureaucrats, and policy advisors.
Canberra
The headquarters of United Nations is in
New york, USA
The headquarters of European Union is in
Brussels, Germany
The headquarters of ASEAN is in
Jakarta, Indonesia
The European Central bank, which oversees the Euro (The European Union’s currency), is based in
Frankurt
is highly visited because it is where Harvard University is located – the
world’s top university.
Boston
Many Asian teenagers are moving to cities in _____ because of the leading English-language universities there.
Australia
is the center of the American film industry
Los Angeles, USA
is considered as the culinary capital of the world.
Copenhagen, Denmark
have the lowest per capita carbon foot print
New York
It is the phenomenon of driving out the poor in favor of newer, wealthier residents.
Gentrification
