Urbanization as a global historical process: Theory and evidence from sub-saharan africa

Population and Development Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 285-310

  Fox, Sean ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD SECURITY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; INNOVATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

EUROPE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84862841291     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2012.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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