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May 15, 2012

Urban America: US Cities in the Global Economy (2012) by McKinsey Global Institute

Book's Pages:  54; This McKinsey Global Institute publication has many interesting insights but I will note a few that were very interesting to me. Large US cities will contribute more than 10% of global GDP by 2025. 80% of the US population lives in large cities. Almost 85% of US GDP was generated by 259 large cities in 2010. The cities that attract and retain new residents have greater chance of growing their GDP. The report even mentions...