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What is the primary difference between the dynamics of global cities and those of the great cities of the 19th century?
What is the primary difference between the dynamics of global cities and those of the great cities of the 19th century?
- The formation of powerful partnerships
- The emergence of new forms of local governance
- The presence of monumental real estate
- The tight binding of flows to national boundaries and systems of regulations (correct)
What is a characteristic of a global city, according to Vliet and Van?
What is a characteristic of a global city, according to Vliet and Van?
- Low levels of organized crime
- The absence of powerful partnerships
- The lack of social exclusion of certain population groups
- The spatial isolation of inform networks (correct)
What is a key contribution of cities as engines of globalization?
What is a key contribution of cities as engines of globalization?
- The promotion of social exclusion
- The creation of unstable regulatory environments
- The fragmentation of inform networks
- The provision of suitable labor forces (correct)
What is the role of city authorities and their civil societies in relation to globalization?
What is the role of city authorities and their civil societies in relation to globalization?
What is a goal of cities as engines of globalization, according to the text?
What is a goal of cities as engines of globalization, according to the text?
What is a characteristic of Hong Kong, according to the text?
What is a characteristic of Hong Kong, according to the text?
What is a characteristic of Bangkok, according to the text?
What is a characteristic of Bangkok, according to the text?
What is a key aspect of the relationship between economic globalization and human development?
What is a key aspect of the relationship between economic globalization and human development?
What is a characteristic of global cities, according to the text?
What is a characteristic of global cities, according to the text?
What is a contribution of cities to globalization, according to the text?
What is a contribution of cities to globalization, according to the text?
