Eine "Verstädterung in Armut" findet im Globalen Süden statt, wo die Mehrzahl der weltweiten Megastädte ständig wächst. Eine Untersuchung über Motive dieser Migration, Strukturen, Erfahrungen und mögliche Zukunftsperspektiven in den Ländern Afrikas, Asiens und Lateinamerikas. (2-3)

This paper analyzes a dual economy consisting of urban market areas and less developed rural areas with or without local markets. Urban areas have better opportunities for earnings and education than rural areas. Rural families choose whether to move to urban areas at costs that differ from...

Developing countries have urbanized rapidly since 1950. To explain urbanization, standard models emphasize rural-urban migration, focusing on rural push factors (agricultural modernization and rural poverty) and urban pull factors (industrialization and urban-biased policies). Using new...