Cities

What they look like: Large cities with a free press, open markets, easy access to information and technology, low barriers to foreign trade and investment, and loads of cultural opportunities. They often rely on a heavy service industry and are outward looking, rather than focused on domestic affairs.

Who they are: New York , London , Paris

Lifestyle Centers

What they look like: Laid-back cities that enjoy a high quality of life and focus on having fun. They attract worldly people and offer cultural experiences to spare.

Who they are: Los Angeles, Toronto

Regional Gateways

What they look like: Efficient economic powerhouses with favo-rable incentives for businesses and easy access to the natural resources of their region. They attract smart, well-trained people from around the world, and they often must reinvent themselves to remain competitive.

Who they are: H-ong Kong , Singapore , Chicago

National Leaders

What they look like: Large cities that shape the collective identity of their countries. They usually have homogenous populations, and their new urban policies tend to evoke a shared history. They do well in international business, but not because they’re necessarily globally connected; in these places, foreign firms can find something no other city offers.

Who they are: Tokyo , Seoul , Beijing

Policy Hubs

What they look like: Cities with outsized influence on national and international policy debates. Their think tanks, international organizations, and political institutions shape policies that affect all people, and they tend to be full of diplomats and journalists from somewhere else.

Who they are: Washington , Brussels

Platform Cities

What they look like: Large hubs in typically small countries that attract huge amounts of investment through their strategic locations and international connections. Firms don’t set up shop in these cities to invest in the local economy; they move there so they can reach important foreign financial markets without dealing with the region’s political headaches.

Who they are: Amsterdam , Dubai , Copenhagen


A++ 뉴욕 / 런던

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A+   파리 / 홍콩 / 도쿄 / 시카고

A     워싱턴DC / 보스턴 / 샌프란시스코 / LA /  프랑크푸르트 / 암스테르담 / 밀라노 / 싱가포르

A-   브뤼셀 / 취리히 / 마드리드 / 시드니 / 모스크바

B+   휴스턴 / 서울 / 상하이 / 뭄바이 / 상파울루 / 토론토

B-   로마 / 더블린 / 스톡홀름/  멕시코시티 / 방콕 / 쿠알라람푸르 / 부에노스아이레스



워싱턴 - 미국 정치중심지, FRB본부, 수백개의 싱크탱크

보스턴 - 초일류 지식

시카고 - 세계최대 상품거래소, 선물거래소

브뤼셀 - 유럽의 정치중심지 (EU본부)

휴스턴 - 미국 석유산업의 중심지 (엑손모빌, 쉐브런 등)

프랑크푸르트 - 런던을 잇는 유럽의 금융중심지 (도이체방크 본사, 유럽중앙은행 본부)