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State of the World’s Cities 2012/2013FACTAll the cities in this group feature very high GrossNational Incomes (GNI) per capita (from US$ 25,478for New Zealand to US$ 58,810 for Norway) and they produce asubstantial share of the country’s GDP (e.g., Brussels – admittedlyan exception – contributes as much as 46 per cent of Belgium’sGDP). The economic power of some of these cities is comparableto that of many national economies. Estimated GDP equivalents inTokyo and New York are similar to those of Canada or Spain, whileLondon’s GDP is higher than those of Sweden or Switzerland.four dimensions of prosperity (with very solid prosperityfactors) seem to be more equitable. In most cities of thisgroup, inequality is relatively low, as reflected in low Ginicoefficients (typically below 0.4, the exception beingNew York where inequality is significantly steeper (0.5)).When the equity dimension is taken into consideration,the CPI remains high for all cities (i.e., above 0.800),but only half remain with ‘very solid’ prosperity factors(i.e., CPI above 0.900).Cities with solid prosperity factors – first categoryRecycling is a vital service in modern city dwelling.(CPI: 0.800–0.899): Cities in this bracket feature high© EGD/Shutterstock.comCPI values. The five ‘spokes’ of prosperity are connected,generating a selfreinforcing,cumulativemomentum along thepath of prosperity. Theminute variations betweenthe ‘spokes’ is evidenceof the efficiency of the’hub’, i.e., relativelystrong institutions,responsive legal andregulatory frameworksand large availability ofFigure 1.1.3Cities with solid prosperity factors – first categoryCPI Index (with five dimensions) Productivity IndexCPI Index (with four dimensions) Quality of Life Index1.00.90.80.7Infrastructure Development IndexEnvironmental Sustainability IndexEquity Index0.60.5FACTCities with solidprosperity factorsbelong to countries withdifferent stages of economicdevelopment and differentHDIs, with Kazakhstanfeaturing the highest (0.884)and China, Turkey and Brazilthe lowest (0.663, 0.679and 0.699, respectively).0.40.30.20.10AnkaraMexico CityBucharestShanghaiAlmatySão PauloMoscowSeoulPragueAthensBudapestLisbon20