The city and modernisation: an introduction, by H. Miner.--Comparative analysis of processes of modernisation, by D. Lerner.--Motives and methods: reflections on a study in Lagos, by P. Marris.--Africa and the theory of optimum city size, by J. J. Spengler.--Urbanisation and economic growth: the...

This volume explores some of the complex development challenges associated with the recent and rapid pace of urbanisation across Africa. The transition from a predominantly rural to urban population over the next decade may prompt new approaches and policy responses from the international...

This paper reviews recent work on the economics of fast growing developing country cities, with a focus on Africa. It sets out some of the broad facts about African urbanisation and summarises two recent pieces of research work. The first argues that coordination failure can create multiple...