Why do the triad cites of London, New York and Tokyo continue to dominate the contemporary global economy?

You should choose ONE of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing essay questions. The word limit is 5,000 words. 1.Why do the triad cites of London, New York and Tokyo contin" rel="nofollow">inue to domin" rel="nofollow">inate the contemporary global economy? 2. What processes have led to the creation of regional trade agreements? Why do they exist in" rel="nofollow">in today’s globalized world economy? These essay questions require you to engage with academic theory. You do not need to in" rel="nofollow">include data that you have collected as you did with the group reports. You should not expect to use the data you collected on your city in" rel="nofollow">in answerin" rel="nofollow">ing these questions. Suggested startin" rel="nofollow">ing poin" rel="nofollow">ints for readin" rel="nofollow">ing for these essays are: QUESTION 1: Goerzen, A., Asmussen, C. and Nielsen, B. B. “Global cities and multin" rel="nofollow">inational enterprise location strategy.” Journal of International Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Studies 44 no. 5 (2013): 427-450. Sassen, S. (2001) The global city : New York, London, Tokyo. 2nd Edition. Prin" rel="nofollow">inceton: Prin" rel="nofollow">inceton University Press. Sassen, S. (2005) The Global City: Introducin" rel="nofollow">ing the Concept. Brown Journal of World Affairs. Win" rel="nofollow">inter/Sprin" rel="nofollow">ing 11 (2) p. 27-43. QUESTION 2: Rugman, A. & Collin" rel="nofollow">inson, S. (2012) International Busin" rel="nofollow">ines.6th Ed. Chapters 1 and 19. Buckley, P. Clegg, J. Forsans, N. and Reilly, K. (2001) Increasin" rel="nofollow">ing the Size of the "Country": Regional Economic Integration and Foreign Direct Investment in" rel="nofollow">in a Globalised World Economy, Management International Review, 41(3) p .251-274 (posted in" rel="nofollow">in VITAL) Clegg, J., Buckely, P. and Forsan, N.: Foreign Market Servicin" rel="nofollow">ing Strategies in" rel="nofollow">in the NAFTA area’, http://www.cjrs-rcsr.org/archives/21-2/Buckley-et-al.pdf Feils, D. and Rahman, M. (2008) Regional economic in" rel="nofollow">integration and foreign direct in" rel="nofollow">investment: The case of NAFTA, Management International Review, 48(2) p.147-163 (posted in" rel="nofollow">in VITAL). European Union (2013) Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: The Economic Analysis Explain" rel="nofollow">ined, http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2013/september/tradoc_151787.pdf Transworld (2013) The Future of the Transatlantic economic relationship: opportunities and Challenges towards the TTip, http://www.iai.it/pdf/Transworld/TW_WP_35.pdf