Indicators of global city

ATTRIBUTES OF GLOBAL CITY

• ECONOMIC POWER
• ECONOMIC OPPURTUNITIES
• ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
• CENTER OF AUTHORITY
• POLITICAL INFLUENCE
• CENTER OF HIGHER LEARNING AND
CULTURE
ECONOMIC POWER
• Determines which cities are global
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
• Make it attractive to talents across the world
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
• Criteria in market size, purchasing power of citizens, size
of the middle class and potential growth
CENTER OF AUTHORITY
• State power
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
• Powerful political hubs
exert influence on their
own countries as well on
international affairs

• Example: Jakarta,
Indonesia the main
headquarters of
Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN)
CENTER OF HIGH LEARNING AND
CULTURE
• A city’s intellectual influence