10 Most Important Cities in the World

Ever since Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nations, we’ve understood that sovereign states are where it’s at, both economically and politically. Or have we? The 21st Century has seen the world’s most economically-active cities overtake countries so fast that nations are eating their dust. New York alone has an economy bigger than Canada. Osaka ranks higher than Switzerland. Paris could comfortably buy out South Africa and still have some spare change. After falling out of fashion, will city states once again be our future? →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Help us translate our videos: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_queue?msg=10&tab=0 - Learn more why you might want to help: http://ift.tt/1l7FnjV Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: http://ift.tt/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: Top 10 OLDEST CITIES in the WORLD https://youtu.be/bwThS7NKPFo?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnIy7dG1B8XJ_0Qtszgv_3_z Top 10 Weirdest Cities Around The World https://youtu.be/l51AFeeuvvE?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnIy7dG1B8XJ_0Qtszgv_3_z Text version: http://ift.tt/2qlhvgV Coming up: 10. Moscow (Russia) 9. Lagos (Nigeria) 8. Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) 7. Singapore (Singapore) 6. Los Angeles (USA) 5. Berlin (Germany) 4. Tokyo (Japan) 3. Beijing (China) 2. New York City (USA) 1. London (UK) Source/Further reading: http://ift.tt/2iIZLYQ http://ift.tt/2psQdEe http://ift.tt/YtEg32 http://ift.tt/1SuH2vP http://ift.tt/2wz2qik http://ift.tt/2yrIOdo http://ift.tt/2m7fwyd http://ift.tt/2m5xwbX http://ift.tt/2jd9XYw http://ift.tt/2m5xwbX https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet http://ift.tt/2sh7Qch http://ift.tt/2mwI6nH http://ift.tt/1IQhWV2 http://ift.tt/2ypzUNp http://ift.tt/2wxHCHX http://ift.tt/2ypG6oB http://ift.tt/2wz2uyA http://ift.tt/2yqzVAz http://ift.tt/2wy9xrh http://ift.tt/2ypG7ZH http://ift.tt/2wz2vCE http://ift.tt/2yqvPZf http://ift.tt/2wz26jC http://ift.tt/2ypQxbD