本世纪80年代以来，全球化的现象越来越明显，本文认为技术创新、跨国公司是全球化的主要动力机制，它们造成了资本、技术、信息、人才的流动，使世界城市体系发生了很大变化，并对发展中国家城市造成了很大的影响。在文章的最后，作者提出了全球化背景下，城市学界应该重点研究的课题。 Since the 1980s, the phenomenon of globalization has become more and more obvious. This paper argues that technological innovation and transnational corporations are the major driving forces of globalization. They have caused the flow of capital, technology, information and talent, and have made the world urban system very difficult. Great changes have had a significant impact on the cities in developing countries. At the end of the article, the author puts forward the topics that city scholars should focus on in the context of globalization.