简介：Worldcitiesarefacinggreaterexclusionandmarginalization.Arecentresearchstudyhasshownthatitisnotthelargemultinationalcompanies,butthesmallandmediumenterprises,andincreasinglythemicro-businesses,whichsucceedinprovidingthemuchneededemployment.Regardlessoftheirsociallevel,alargeportionofthepopulationindevelopingcountrieshasturnedtomicro-businessesinsearchofsurvival.Thedegreeofvulnerabilityofmicro-businessespushesthemtoseekouttheinformalsector,whichovertimebecomestheirmainobstacletogrowth.Therefore,theideaofviewingthe"informalcity"asanopportunitytosolvetheproblemofstructuralpoverty,ratherthanaproblemorathreattobeeradicated,issignificantforbuildinggenuineandtruly"global"cities.