The prospects for African urban economies

Urban Research and Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-24

  Turok, Ivan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African urbanization; Agglomeration; Economic dynamism; Foreign direct investment; Regional integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960569316     PISSN: 17535069     EISSN: 17535077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17535060903534131     Document Type: Article

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