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There appears to be little question that the international role of global political cities collectively is rising, owing to grassroots volatility, the rising vitality of advisory complexes, and often leadership assertiveness, energized and leveraged by technological change. Within individual global cities, the role of state influence, versus that of transnational forces, varies significantly, as suggested in figure 1-3. Transnational and community-based forces appear stronger in market-conforming Anglo-Saxon political economies than elsewhere. These nuances need systematic investigation, as they provide important clues to the deeper origins of the epic transformation in the role of global cities within international affairs that is now reshaping the world in which we live.