The conventional state-centered view holds that the modern world is organized through a framework of nation-state. But recently, accelerated globalization has led to an alternative notion that cities are replacing nation-states as the basic organizing units of the world. This research examines three research questions concerning city and state relations under globalization. First, as cities become more globally central, will they stop contributing to their nations economic growth or even impede that growth? Second, will world cities weaken ties with their national urban systems as they...