An important stylized fact about African economic development is the phenomenon of urbanization without structural … role of economic factors such as the lack of agglomeration economies and poor infrastructure in urban Africa. …

capabilities to support urbanization in Africa. However, South African companies have been relatively unsuccessful at exporting …. There are many opportunities to expand trade in services between South Africa and other African countries. Improvements in … urban planning, design, and governance are vital to create more productive and liveable cities. South Africa has many …

about urban Africa. The problem I have in mind is the preponderance of policy-oriented research on the development …

both contribute substantially, and often are very vulnerable, to the impacts of GEC. This applies strongly in Africa, one …

at the city level in Africa, this scholarship has neglected the political economy and, more importantly, the informal …

. -- urbanization ; rural development ; growth ; poverty ; CGE model ; Africa …Rapid urbanization is an important characteristic of African development and yet the structural transformation debate … foreign trade) and benefits from urbanization (internal migration and agglomeration effects). Simulations suggest that urban …

Rapid urbanization, and particularly the associated problems of urban poverty, unsustainable development and … diverted to urbanization and green city development. This paper studies aid's implementation strategies and effectiveness by … investigating 'what works in foreign aid on urbanization and green cities', 'what could work', and 'what is scalable and …

savings in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a focus on the effect of financial liberalization on private savings. It also …