Global cities mark abrahamson university of connecticut new york oxford oxford university press one introduction, background, and preview major cities have historically pdf been focal points within their nations. the activ- ity of naming these elements is part of the conceptual work. there are other closely linked terms which could conceivably have been used: world cities, " * " supervilles, global city pdf " ^ in-. the global city authors: saskia sassen columbia university abstract the organizing theme of this chapter is that a focus on cities allows us to see a variety of processes as part of globalization. conceptual architecture. ^ constructs such as the global city and the global- city region are, in my reading, important elements in this new conceptual architecture. the global city: introducing a concept january authors: saskia sassen columbia university abstract each phase in the long history ofthe world economy raises specific questions about the. decemberglobal cities the changing urban hierarchy economist mark britton associate director the top 780 global cities currently produce almost 60 percent of all world economic activity, and they will grow in importance as urbanisation continues. the global city: strategic site/ new frontier the global city: strategic site/ new frontier saskia sassen the master images in the currently dominant account about economic globalization emphasize hypermobility, global communications, the neutralization of place and distance.