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India is the second-largest nation in the world, with a population of 1.2 billion. As China rapidly urbanizes, India has become the last of the large nations where village life and traditional farm production survive. While weakened by neoliberal reforms, many government policies continue to...
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This article analyzes the impact of economic globalization on urbanization since July 1991, with special reference to … and capital, is shown to be low at global levels. Patterns of urbanization in the post-globalization period show higher … compare the growth-cum-equity implications of globalization on urbanization between India and other countries. This is …
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A number of developed as well as developing countries provide subsidies to domestic players, leading to overproduction and over-exploitation of natural resources, which pose a serious threat to environmental sustainability. The analysis in this article attempts to understand the role of...
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potential role of household food production in African cities. In the context of rapid urbanization, urban agriculture is, once …
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. This is particularly true for a force as large and pervasive as urbanization which resulted in massive rural and urban … considered the opposite of urban, but in the process of urbanization, economic and social structures of rural and urban regions …
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The fast-evolving process of urbanization will transform Africa’s future. Urbanization can be harnessed to build an …
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Historically, urbanization has been a great force of economic transformation, modernization and social change in the … often escaped urban planning and governance. Maharashtra is a glaring example of regional disparity and unequal urbanization …
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effects, this paper analyzes the impact of localization, urbanization and diversity on firm profitability. The sample consists … of Belgian single-establishment retail firms, during the period 2005-2010. The results show that urbanization has a …
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We develop a new methodology for quantifying the tasks undertaken within occupations using 3,000 verbs from around 12,000 occupational descriptions in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOTs). Using micro-data from the United States from 1880-2000, we find an increase in the employment share...
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As it has rightfully been recognized by China's central government, successful urbanization will be decisive for the … nation's future development. Key challenges will be to realize urbanization economies, improve production and innovation … population. This paper contributes to the discussion with illuminating the main drivers of urbanization: (i) migration and (ii …
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