relationship between investment, urbanization, and economic growth. In one mechanism, urbanization generates demand for … productivity. Another mechanism emphasized in this paper is that infrastructure investment can promote urbanization through … of goods and production factors (labor and capital) is a fundamental force that drives urbanization, but the market may …

relationship between investment, urbanization, and economic growth. In one mechanism, urbanization generates demand for … productivity. Another mechanism emphasized in this paper is that infrastructure investment can promote urbanization through … goods and production factors (labor and capital) is a fundamental force that drives urbanization, but the market may not be …

This paper reviews recent work on the economics of fast growing developing country cities, with a focus on Africa. It …

-Sahara seem to boost subsequent urbanization: ii) previously heightened urbanization subsequently inflates emigration rates. Thus …

: Brazil (Chapter 1), China (Chapter 2), India (Chapter 3), Poland (Chapter 4) and South Africa (Chapter 5). Part II then … fully private venture in South Africa (Chapter 9) while the other, in Tamil Nadu, India (Chapter 8), is a spin-off of a …

. As Africa's urbanization comes with many side effects triggered by the infrastructure deficit, the development of … innovation and technological development. Interestingly, Africa's cities have expanded neither through industrialization nor … technological innovation. Africa's urban population is relatively small compared to other regions of the world but its growth is …