tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post3547636300543425279..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Pittsburgh: Model Of SuccessJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-91456007027326073762010-01-19T18:46:43.260-05:002010-01-19T18:46:43.260-05:00I didn't see any evidence of an apples-to-oran...I didn't see any evidence of an apples-to-oranges problem in the World Bank report. Regardless, the experts didn't expect London to boom as it did. The comparison isn't London-to-Kinshasa. It is 1974London-to-2000London.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-67591871240312841032010-01-19T18:37:56.493-05:002010-01-19T18:37:56.493-05:00Just a side note: any study of global city populat...Just a side note: any study of global city populations or markets need to be based on something other than municipal governmental territories. Cities around the world do not have the same incorporation abilities.<br /><br />Even if Kinshasa were to have exceeded London's population, without a sidebar about annexation limits in the respective cities.<br /><br />This is one reason I never pay attention to population figures by themselves. I tend to ignore population stats unless I see qualifiers like "metro area" or "market".<br /><br />Of course, even these get messed up when we start looking at border areas (eg, San Diego, El Paso)...Mark Arsenalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577014392699564592noreply@blogger.com