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Old Posted Nov 16, 2017, 4:18 PM
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And I think I'm being pretty generous regarding the "even" cities. Somewhere like Detroit has easily twice the population and economy, and is an global economic hegemon in a specific industry. Somewhere like Budapest has a much more extensive urban form and much more monumental feel.
Houston dominates the global energy industry and is much bigger than Detroit and in far better economic shape...still not on Amsterdam's level. New York and London have a smaller economic outputs and a smaller populations than Tokyo but they are still regarded as the "higher" of the alpha cities.
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