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In cities, complementarity between a low-skilled and a high-skilled workforce can promote each other to improve labor productivity. In this study, we used earlier census data and 1% population survey data to examine the distribution of the skilled workforce in cities in the People's Republic of...
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Developing countries have seen a rapid rise in population urbanization in the past decades. At the same time, they have … participated actively in the process of globalization. However, possible interlinks between population urbanization and trade … explaining the cereals trade-population urbanization nexus, showing how cereals supply constrains population urbanization and how …
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suggests that the PRC government should adjust its policies on future urbanization for fewer restrictions on the further growth …
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Many metropolitan cities in Asia are planning and implementing extensive investment in mass transit networks and thus are now on the threshold of becoming transit cities or car traffic saturation cities. The promotion of transit-oriented development (TOD) policies will be a key to the...
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Land is a scarce resource; hence, efficient land management techniques are critical for its procurement and development. The land readjustment (LR) mechanism is one such land assembly tool, which many countries, including Japan, have adopted, and is known as the Town Planning Scheme (TP Scheme) in...
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This paper examines the short- and long-term effects of urbanization, via favorable urban development policies, on … competition and free entry. Urbanization shifts rural workers to the highly productive urban sector, while causing production in … urban firms to expand because of scale economies. However, urbanization may worsen wage inequality between skilled and …
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This paper summarizes and expands the state-of-the-art understanding of the urbanization, development, environment, and … inequality nexus. Economic growth/development, urbanization, and energy/electricity consumption are all highly correlated. While … urbanization may be more evidence of economic progress than a catalyst for economic growth, there is some evidence that poor …
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Connectivity is the key building block of convergence and cohesion in any regional integration initiative. Development of connectivity across any region - especially of transportation linkages, energy pipelines, and information and communication technology - contributes to integration by...
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Urbanization has been progressing quickly in Indonesia and the consequences on health and health inequities are still …
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Urbanization usually occurs with structural transformation driven by a "push" from agricultural productivity growth and … the "pull" effect dominated the "push" effect during the PRC's structural transformation and urbanization. This model … services intensity increases with its urbanization. …
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