Alpha

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Alpha level cities are linked to major economic states/regions and highly integrated into the world economy. Alpha level cities are classified into four sections: Alpha ++, Alpha +, Alpha, and Alpha − cities.

Alpha ++

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Alpha ++ cities are cities most integrated with the global economy:

Alpha +

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Alpha + are "other highly integrated cities that complement the Alpha ++ cities, largely filling in advanced service needs for the Pacific/Asia [region]":[1]

Alpha

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Alpha −

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Beta

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Beta level cities are cities that link moderate economic regions to the world economy and are classified into three sections, Beta +, Beta, and Beta − cities.

Beta +

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Beta

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Beta −

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Gamma

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Gamma level cities are cities that link smaller economic regions into the world economy and are classified into three sections, Gamma +, Gamma, and Gamma − cities.

Gamma +

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Gamma

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Gamma −

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Sufficiency

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Sufficiency level cities are cities that have a sufficient degree of services so as not to be overly dependent on world cities. This is sorted into high sufficiency cities and sufficiency cities.

High sufficiency

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Sufficiency

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  1. ^ "GaWC - The World According to GaWC". www.lboro.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 2022-05-25.


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