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At present, 54% of the world’s population lives in cities and the global urbanization process is accelerating. According to the latest United Nations report, it is expected that the proportion of urban population in the world will set a record of 66% by 2050. With an unprecedented wave of urbanization, the city’s victory is becoming a living reality. The development of science and technology and economy has promoted the accelerated development of urbanization and the rapid rise of cities. The city has become an important carrier of global economy and scientific and technological activities. The development extent and link range of global science and technology and economy determine the development pattern and connection of global cities.
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Then we used the multiplication of the two cities’ respective data of each indicator to measure the general balance between them in each indicator in question.
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Based on research needs and data availability, we assume that the most populous city in a country is the primate city of that country. For countries with a big population such as China, we assume their two most populous cities as primate cities.
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Ni, P., Kamiya, M., Shen, L., Gong, W., Xu, H. (2019). Reviews of Global Urban Competitiveness 2017–2018 Driving Force, Agglomeration, Connectivity and the New Global City. In: Ni, P., Kamiya, M., Wang, H. (eds) House Prices: Changing the City World. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9111-9_2
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