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 …

This paper provides a detailed descriptive analysis of patterns of urbanization across Sub-Saharan Africa for the year … circa 2015. Despite the rapidity and importance of Sub-Saharan Africa's urbanization, little is known about the anatomy of … patterns of urbanization across the region due to a lack of detailed and accurate official data on urban settlements and …