Welcome to the fourth edition of Cities of Opportunity. New York leads the 2011 study, which analyzes and ranks how 26 global centers of finance, business and culture perform across 10 key indicators. But it is followed closely in the top five by Toronto, San Francisco, Stockholm and Sydney — cities more notable for quality of life and balance than global business dominance.
Download the full report, or read the policy analysis and full transcripts of the interviews conducted of key influencers. We also include the indicator discussions as well as a complete chart pack of the data for you to download. As the report uses publicly available data sources, we also provide definitions of the variables as well as a complete list of the sources used for each variable.