Estimates of the number of people living in extreme poverty, as reported by the World Bank, figure prominently in international development dialogue and policy. An assumption underpinning these poverty counts is that there are no economies of scale in household size-a family of six needs three...

1. Introduction -- 2. Agglomeration economies: a survey of the literature -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Agglomeration economies: a theoretical approach -- 2.3. Agglomeration economies: an empirical approach -- 2.4. Conclusion -- 3 Agglomeration and location of manufacturing activity: the...