Identify the four functions of global cities, as outlined by Saskia Sassen, and explore their relationships to one another.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: First, they are “command posts” in the organization of the world economy. Second, they serve as key locations for businesses related to finance, accounting, marketing, design, and other highly specialized (and profitable) services that are replacing manufacturing as the leading economic sectors. Third, they are the most important sites of innovation and new product development. Finally, they serve as the principal markets for global businesses. Sassen (2000) adds that “whether at the global or regional level, these cities must inevitably engage each other in fulfilling their functions . . . There is no such entity as a single global city.”
KEY: Learning Objective: 17.3: Describe U.S. historical and contemporary trends in urbanization and the rise of global cities.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Emergence of Global Cities
Difficulty Level: Hard
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