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Urban world: Mapping the economic power of cities 7
The City 600 will drive global growth to 2025 10
Middleweights will gain ground on megacities 10
Almost three-quarters of the City 600 are in emerging economies 17
The City 600 population will expand 1.6 times as fast as the
global population 18
Declining household size expands demand for housing and other
household durables 22
By 2025, emerging market cities will have more higher-end
middle-income households than developed ones 25
Regions vary in the economic role of the largest cities 28
Companies should look at clusters of cities for market opportunities 32
Appendix: Technical notes 37
Bibliography 47
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