THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

SUBMITTED BY KATHERINE RAMIREZ BSN 2-YB-3B

PROFESSOR : MR. WILLIAM REYES PANAHON

A. ESSAY WRITING. Answer the following

questions intelligently.
1. Why do you think global cities are
considered ‘global’?
-Nowadays, globalization takes place in areas with large populations
of urban dwellers and workers. However, a city must possess values
and beliefs that will influence the rest of the world in order to claim
the moniker "global." Not every city has the potential to grow into a
global city, nor should they (The Global Cities Index,
September/October 2010). Size is a key factor in determining
whether a city can become global because it indicates the potential
for diversity and complexity, but it is not the only one. Asia's new
megacities are not necessarily truly global, at least not in the sense
that we use the term today. The majority of the world's cities today
are Old World cities that have reinvented themselves. They already
had tremendous complexity and diversity, like London and Istanbul.
2. Enumerate and explain the various attributes of a global city.

Various multinational corporations' corporate headquarters

A stock exchange, major financial institutions, and financial
headquarters
Dominance over a large surrounding area's trade and
economy
Centers for fresh thinking and innovation in politics, business,
and the economy media and communications hubs for
international networks
High levels of linguistic, cultural, religious, and ideological
diversity.
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SUBMITTED BY KATHERINE RAMIREZ BSN 2-YB-3B
PROFESSOR : MR. WILLIAM REYES PANAHON

-In the years that followed, the term "global city" began to be
used more frequently to refer to these world cities. The notion
of spatial reorganization and the theory that cities were
evolving into important hubs within international production,
finance, and telecommunications networks were both
associated with globalization. According to some
interpretations of the global city thesis, these cities serve as
the foundation for globalization. These cities were
simultaneously evolving into newly privileged locales for local
politics as part of a larger project to restructure state
institutions.

3. In what manner/ways do global cities manifest global

processes?
-A city must also have a significant, thriving cultural economy
and be highly interconnected to the rest of the world's
cultures in order to become global. Second, a global city is
one that is undergoing demographic and economic change. It
is home to international organizations, a variety of
businesses, including law firms, the headquarters of
multinational nations, and stock exchanges that have an
impact on the global economy. Additionally, a global city has
a lower cost of living than other cities and has a large number
of billionaires. Using five criteria—business activity, human
capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and
political engagement—Kearny's list created a Global Cities
Index.
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SUBMITTED BY KATHERINE RAMIREZ BSN 2-YB-3B
PROFESSOR : MR. WILLIAM REYES PANAHON

4. Would you consider global cities as engines of

globalization? Support your answer with some contemporary
examples.
-Urbanization is fueled by economic growth, which is
facilitated by globalization. But communication and
information technologies now enable businesses to
market their goods in far-off countries and to include
businesses halfway around the world in their production
chain. The forces driving globalization are cities. They are
attracting more and more social interaction. Due to their
increased social magnetism, metropolitan areas are
becoming denser and larger, to the point where they are
merging to form regional conurbations. Around 5% of
people on earth were urban in 1900.
5. Does the Philippines have a global city? Name the
city and explain why.
-The only city on the list is Manila, Philippine. Numerous cities from
other nations, including China, the USA, India, and Korea, are included on
one or both lists. Cities that significantly contribute to the global
economic system are referred to as "global cities." Geographers and
other social scientists are interested in the "global city" idea. The
majority of research focuses on capital mobility and the significant
managerial influence that "developed" cities like New York, London, and
Tokyo have. The mobility of labor is also significant, but it hasn't been
adequately or critically conceptualized in previous studies of
international cities. I investigate two things using the Philippines as a
case study: 1) the social organization of global labor circuits; and 2) the
degree to which Manila has a spatially concentrated population of this
social organization. In doing so, I make clear the vital role Third World
cities play as global cities.