This paper presents research findings on how urbanization enhances productivity and economic growth in both urban and … People's Republic of China (PRC), urbanization lags far behind industrialization. Institutional barriers against rural …-to-urban and interregional migration, such as the hukou system, have reduced the ability of urban growth to absorb rural labor. As …

There is rising concern that the ongoing wave of urbanization will have profound effects on eating patterns and … increase the risk of nutrition-related non-communicable diseases. Yet, our understanding of urbanization as a driver of food … nutritional concern regarding the potential longer-term impacts of urbanization. Our results however also indicate that the growth …