Currid suggests that, in the fight among cities for business, being the center of fashion and art constitutes New York's true "competitive advantage."
克里德提出，在城市之间的商业争夺战中，纽约真正的“竞争优势”在于它是时尚和艺术的中心。
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But Currid argues that, nowadays, designers and artists cluster in New York for a simpler reason: in these businesses, personal connections are enormously important in determining success or failure.