This study argues that urbanization changed the relationship between the occupation of candidates running in … parliamentary elections and their electoral success. To identify local-level variation in urbanization, we leverage exogenous … suggest that urbanization was detrimental to the electoral success of lawyers but beneficial to that of employees and workers …

-- Overview -- Why Does Urbanization Matter for Central America? -- How Urbanization Is Transforming Central America (Chapter 1 … and Local Governments in Addressing the Policy Priorities -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 1 How Urbanization Is … Transforming Central America -- Overview -- Toward an Urban Central America: Why Does Urbanization Matter for the Region …

80 percent of Colombians live in urban areas, and urbanization is correlated with poverty reduction and improved access … to basic services. The Colombia Urbanization Review: Amplifying the Gains from the Urban Transition aims to provide … diagnostic tools to inform policy dialogue and investment priorities on urbanization by operationalizing the framework for urban …