Germany's lack of a dominating city

I've considered Germany's lack of a dominating city as a weakness in global city scene in which no German city can quite compete with London or Paris. In this morning, I found an interesting view of seeing things in a different angle.

...Germany’s economic resilience owes a lot to the diffusion of its strength across a strikingly diverse range of big cities. This is uncommon in the rest of Europe. In addition to well-known economic hubs such as Munich, Stuttgart and many others, Germany has cities like Hamburg -- once written off in the same way many northern English cities have been, it is now a booming economic center, thanks to Germany’s success as an exporter to the big emerging-market economies, China in particular.

Yes, we need to look both sides of a fact.

At Last, Germany Secures Total Dominance of Europe
By Jim O’Neill May 24, 2013