The process of rural-urban transformation presents both opportunities and challenges for development. If managed effectively, it can result in growth that benefits everyone; if managed poorly, it can lead to stark welfare disparities and entire regions cut off from the advantages of agglomeration...

Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Overview; Background: Unemployment and Fragility; Prevailing Approaches to Employment Generation; New Thinking Regarding Employment Generation in Fragile Environments; Agriculture Value Chain Development: An Underexploited...