Urbanization and economic growth: The arguments and evidence for Africa and Asia

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 465-482

  Turok, Ivan ^a   McGranahan, Gordon ^b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; agglomeration economies; Asia; economic growth; rural urban migration; urban policy; urbanization

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INFRASTRUCTURE; LIVING STANDARD; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POPULATION GROWTH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

AFRICA; ASIA;

EID: 84885932238     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247813490908     Document Type: Review

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