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The Urban Elite Global Cities Index (2010) is a ranking of the most global cities based on five aspects of globalization: business activity, human capital, ... Facebook Twitter Google RSS GlobalCitiesIndex TheUrbanEliteGlobalCitiesIndex(2010)isarankingofthemostglobalcitiesbasedonfiveaspectsofglobalization:businessactivity,humancapital,informationexchange,culturalexperience,andpoliticalengagement. TheindexisacollaborationofA.T.Kearney,ForeignPolicyandtheChicagoCouncilonGlobalAffairs. Thechartbelowpresentstherankingsforthetop20mostglobalcitiesfor2010and2008. Themulti-coloredbarsshoweachglobalcity’sperformanceonthefivedimensionsofglobalizationandconveyeachdimension’scontributiontothecity’soverallglobalizationscore. (Clickontheimagebelowtoviewthefull-sizechartinaseparatebrowsertaborwindow.) GlobalizationIndicators BusinessActivity(30%) Businessactivityisscoredandrankedonthebasisoffivefactors:numberofinternationalconferences,flowofgoods(airandport),capitalmarkets,numberofcompaniesamongthetop40globalservicefirms,andnumberofFortuneGlobal500companieswithheadquartersinthecity. HumanCapital(30%) Humancapitalisscoredandrankedonthebasisoffivefactors:sizeofacity’sforeign-bornpopulation,qualityofitsuniversities,numberofinternationalschools,internationalstudentpopulation,andpercentageofresidentswithuniversitydegrees. InformationExchange(15%) Informationexchangeisscoredandrankedonthebasisoffourfactors:numberofinternationalnewsbureaus,levelofcensorship,amountofinternationalnewsintheleadinglocalpapers,andbroadbandsubscriberrate. CulturalExperience(15%) Culturalexperienceisscoredandrankedonthebasisofsixfactors:museums,visualandperformingarts,majorsportingeventsacityhosts,internationaltravelers,diverseculinaryestablishments,andsistercityrelationships. PoliticalEngagement(10%) Politicalengagementisscoredandrankedonthebasisoffivefactors:internationalorganizations,embassiesandconsulates,thinktanks,politicalconferences,andlocalinstitutionswithinternationalreach. Relatedarticlesandcontent: TopGlobalCitiesRankings(Analysisofthe2010GlobalCitiesIndex) WorldCitiesPage–Rankings,DevelopmentFactsandArticleLinks WorldCitiesQuiz WorldCities:BestQualityofLivingandLiveability ReturntotheWorldRankingspage. VisittheGlobalSherpahomepage. Searchfor: RecentPosts FoodWasteKeytoFeedingWorld Jokowi–Indonesia’sRisingStar IndonesiaQuiz! PeopleontheMove:VisualizingHumanMigrations NelsonMandela’sLeadershipandInspiration GlobalSherpaPages AboutGS Belize–CentralAmericaGetawayontheCaribbeanSea Brazil–CountryProfile,NewsandOriginalArticles BRICCountries–Background,KeyFacts,NewsandOriginalArticles Charts&Tables China–CountryProfile,Facts,NewsandOriginalArticles DataSources DevelopmentandDevelopingCountries Globalization–Background,RankingsandArticles Haiti–CountryProfile,KeyFactsandNews Home India–CountryProfile,Facts,NewsandOriginalArticles Indonesia–CountryProfile,OriginalArticlesandNews InequalityAroundtheWorld Japan–CountryProfile,Facts,NewsandOriginalArticles Tokyo,Japan–OriginalMega-City Korea–CountryProfile,NewsandOriginalArticles MayanCivilization,RuinsandCultureinCentralAmerica NewYorkCity WhatisSustainability? WorldCities WorldRankings EnvironmentalPerformanceIndex(EPI) GlobalCitiesIndex GlobalMetroMonitor–EconomicPerformanceofWorldCities(2011) KOFIndexofGlobalization LegatumProsperityIndex UNDPHumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI) Meta Login Entriesfeed Commentsfeed WordPress.org