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Originally Posted by mistercorporate
isaidso did not say that Toronto has passed Madrid and will join NYC, etc. He said Toronto is a global city and thus operates in the same plane as Stockholm, Melbourne, NYC for global talent and capital. Toronto arguably is a larger and wealthier city than Stockholm and Melbourne while smaller and less powerful than NYC. Thesecities were grouped together for being global cities.
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Thank you. People often read what they want to read rather than what is written.
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Originally Posted by mistercorporate
Chicago is not a global city, it is a regional American city, albeit a powerful one, and has a similar sized economy and population to Toronto.
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For Americans in particular Chicago is a global city and it has most of the qualities of one: big airport, lots of multi-nationals, 9.5 million people, big economy, etc. That said, for many people (especially beyond North America) Chicago has already dropped off their radar. It's sad but increasingly true.
When they see the US they see New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington first. I agree that Chicago is transitioning into a big powerful US city from a global one but I doubt Chicago has come to terms with that yet. Population and economy are important; Chicago is still #3 in the US. But it can't carry a city alone. Osaka is another case in point. It's big and powerful but more of a national entity than international in scope.
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