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This 3 page paper discusses the impact of globalization on U.S. cities and argues that the effects felt in the cities mirror those felt at the national level. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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growth on cities in the United States, and argues that what happens in the cities reflects what is happening at a national level, for good or ill. Definitions Before we
proceed, we should define our terms. In this discussion, "impact" is synonymous with "effect"-the question under discussion is what effect globalization has had on American cities. "City" is understood to
mean a metropolitan area in which residents live in close proximity to one another, but do not know each other well. It is also a settlement of large size, say
more than a half-million. Therefore, a "city" is opposed to a construct like a "village" or "town," which is much smaller and whose inhabitants are usually well acquainted. Finally,
we have to define "globalization," and thats a problem because it has many meanings. In this context, however, its probably easiest to think of it as the phenomenon of doing
business around the world. That is, globalization is exemplified by the rise of the multinational corporation with headquarters in one company and branches around the world, providing products and services
that it sells everywhere. But globalization is also typified by the ease of travel and the migration of people across international borders, both for business and pleasure. Discussion Globalization
has caused a tremendous transformation in world order, and "[N]o society encapsulates this transformation more than urban society. Cities are the crucibles through which radical experiments become convention. They are
concentrated environments in which people adapt and their resilience is tested" (Savitch and Kantor, 2002). Cities are places of innovation; such innovation is "made possible by critical mass, diversity, and
rich interaction" (Savitch and Kantor, 2002). Cities are important not only because they are leaders in technology and innovation, but because they are vital geographical centers; they are "transit points
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