Alpha global city11/3/2023 ![]() In the Mori Memorial Foundation Global Power City Index Chicago was 26th.In the Knight Frank/Citi Wealth Report listing of most important cities, there were only 20 cities included and Chicago did not make the list at all.In the Economist Global Cities Competitiveness Index, Chicago ranks 9th.As this is the highest ranking in any recent survey, this is the one locals are most likely to cite. In the AT Kearney/Foreign Policy reports, Chicago ranks as the 6th most important global city.On the GaWC Roster of World Cities, Chicago is an “Alpha” world city in the second grouping just behind New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, and Los Angeles.Looking at the various rankings out there, here’s how Chicago measures up on some of them: Today I want to look at Chicago specifically. Last week I examined the question of what a global city is. (I will not be further reviewing well-known and uncontroversial problems such as the fiscal mess). I’m now looking at Chicago’s weakness as a global city and the excessive focus civic leadership has put on being a global city at the expense of everything else. ![]() The first was Chicago’s lack of a calling card industry. This article is part of the State of Chicago series.Īt this point in my series I’m looking at a couple of my frames on Chicago’s problems that are not commonly known or held. ![]()
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