although there are numerous cities and other political entities with the name Paris or variations on it, one would say ' Paris', not 'Paris, France'. International, first-name familiarity whereby a city is recognised without the need for a political subdivision.It has been argued that global cities are those sharing the following characteristics:

The terminology of 'global city', as opposed to megacity, is thought to have been first coined by Saskia Sassen in reference to London, New York and Tokyo in her 1991 work The Global City. The most complex of these entities is the 'global city', whereby the linkages binding a city have a direct and tangible effect on global affairs through more than just socio-economic means, with influence in terms of culture, or politics.

Related subjects: General GeographyĪ global city or world city are a concept which postulates that globalisation can be broken down in terms of strategic geographic locales that see global processes being created, facilitated and enacted.

Global city regions: