{"id":518,"date":"2012-03-12T21:14:14","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T21:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=518"},"modified":"2012-10-14T20:17:48","modified_gmt":"2012-10-14T20:17:48","slug":"hightlighted-article-the-10-fastest-growing-and-declining-cities-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/hightlighted-article-the-10-fastest-growing-and-declining-cities-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Hightlighted article: The 10 Fastest-Growing (and Declining) Cities in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nShanghai, China<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you considering whether the city you might work in is a city decline?\u00a0 Are you specifically looking for international schools in cities that are considered to be the fastest growing in the world?<\/p>\n

It might be something to consider as it might directly effect your experience at a school in one of those cites.\u00a0 If in a declining city, the international schools there might have declines in student numbers as a result, cash-flow might be a problem in the business department, your benefits might not increase each year or even worse might disappear altogether, etc\u2026\u00a0 If you are placed at an international school that is considered to be in one of the fastest growing cities, the international schools there might have increasing students as a result, the city you are living in might be improving themselves left and right, the expat life there might been a booming one, etc\u2026<\/p>\n

So, which cities are the ones in decline and which cities are the ones that are the fastest-growing?<\/p>\n

A new survey from the Brookings Institution ranks the world\u2019s 200 largest metropolitan economies \u2014 which account for half of global GDP \u2014 from 1-200. And the winners are \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

From the report<\/strong>: Shanghai won gold in the Brookings report by winning a double silver in income and employment growth. \u201cOnly Shenyang achieved faster income growth, and only Riyadh achieved faster employment growth, than Shanghai last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It is sometimes said that geography is destiny. But a tour of the cities dotting the Mediterranean Sea suggests that nearby metros can have wildly divergent fortunes. Turkey is home to three of the most dynamic metros in the world, according to Brookings<\/a>, including the surprising Izmir. Meanwhile across the Aegean Sea, Athens had by far the worst 2011 of any major city, with the world\u2019s largest drops in income and employment. A little further west, three Spanish cities along the Mediterranean coast \u2014 Valencia, Barcelona, and Seville \u2014 were also among the 10 least dynamic cities in the world last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe metro areas at the bottom of the rankings are overwhelmingly affected by the euro zone crisis,\u201d said Emilia Istrate, a senior research analyst with Brookings. \u201cThis cities are facing national and international crises.\u201d Richmond and Sacramento are the only American cities in the bottom ten. \u201cThese state capitals are still in decline, not because of international crises, but because of local circumstances,\u201d Istrate said. \u201cGovernment cuts and real estate over-investment from the better years are dragging down growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most important lesson from this survey is a lesson you already know. The fastest-growing cities and countries are almost always in the developing world. As poorer countries join the vibrant global economy and gain access to consumers and investors with considerable means, there is more low-hanging fruit for them to build on a smaller base of wealth. A city like Hangzhou, China, can triple its GDP in eight years. In fact, it did. If a city like San Jose (CA) tripled its GDP in eight years, the median wage would be nearly $200,000.<\/p>\n

Izmir, Turkey, and Santiago, Chile, two of the fastest growing cities in the world, are also among the 20 poorest cities in Brookings\u2019 survey. In the full list of the richest and poorest metropolitan economies, only Houston finished in the top 20 among both the richest and the fastest-growing metros. That\u2019s a remarkable accomplishment for the Texas energy hub, but it\u2019s also an indication that \u201cfastest-growing\u201d and \u201crichest\u201d are barely overlapping Venn diagrams.<\/p>\n

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Check out all the international schools in these cities on our Schools List page<\/a> on International School Community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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