This chapter on urbanization and growth focuses on modeling and empirical evidence that pertain to a number of inter … level of individual cities. In the early stages of growth, economic development is characterized by urbanization – a spatial … aspects of the transformation? In any static, growth, or development–urbanization context, how do governance, institutions …

In the past dozen years, a literature has developed arguing that urbanization has unfolded differently in post … urbanization experience overall matches global patterns. There are differences, however, at the sector level. Agricultural trade … effects that improve farm prices deter African urbanization, while they promote urbanization elsewhere. Potential reasons …