Globalization and World Cities Research Network (fictional)

The Globalization and World Cities Research Network, commonly abbreviated to GaWC, is a that studies the relationships between  in the context of. It is based in the department of  in,. GaWC was founded by in 1998.

GaWC city classification
The GaWC examines cities worldwide to narrow them down to a roster of world cities, then ranks these based on their connectivity through four "advanced producer services": accountancy, advertising, banking/finance, and law. The GaWC inventory ranks city more heavily than political or cultural factors. Beyond the categories of "Alpha" world cities (with four sub-categories), "Beta" world cities (three sub-categories) and "Gamma" world cities (three sub-categories), the GaWC cities include additional cities at "High sufficiency" and "Sufficiency" level.

The 2004 rankings added several new indicators while continuing to rank city economics more heavily than political or cultural factors. The 2008 roster, similar to the 1998 version, is sorted into categories of Alpha world cities (with four sub-categories), Beta world cities (three sub-categories), Gamma world cities (three sub-categories), and additional cities with High sufficiency or Sufficiency presence.

2018 city classification
The cities in the 2018 classification are as follows.

Alpha
Alpha level cities are linked to major economic states and regions and into the world economy, and are classified into four sections, Alpha ++, Alpha +, Alpha and Alpha − cities.

Alpha ++
Alpha ++ cities are cities most integrated with the global economy:
 * Flag of El Kadsre.svg El Kadsre City
 * Flag of Clyohraira.svg Kalsmark
 * Flag of Clyohraira.svg Saisan

Alpha +
Alpha + cities are highly integrated cities, filling advanced service needs:
 * Flag of El Kadsre.svg Glonisla
 * Flag of Clyohraira.svg Wlaglwof

Beta
Beta level cities are cities that link moderate economic regions to the world economy and are classified in three sections, Beta +, Beta and Beta &minus; cities.

Gamma
Gamma level cities are cities that link smaller economic regions into the world economy, and are classified into three sections, Gamma +, Gamma and Gamma &minus; cities.

Sufficiency
Sufficiency level cities are cities that have a sufficient degree of services so as not to be overtly dependent on world cities. This is sorted into High Sufficiency cities and Sufficiency cities.

No longer classified
The following cities were included in the 2016 edition, but not in the 2018 edition.



1998 city classification
The cities in the 1998 (first) classification are the following:

Alpha world cities (full service world cities)
In the 1998 data, numbers indicate world city-ness values ranging from 1 - 12.

12

 * Flag of El Kadsre.svg El Kadsre City

11

 * Flag of El Kadsre.svg Glonisla

Some evidence

 * Flag of Gaburayon.svg Gaburayon City

Minimal evidence

 * Flag of Clyohraira.svg Kalsmark
 * Flag of Clyohraira.svg Saisan
 * Flag of Clyohraira.svg Wlaglwof