Debates about African urbanisation, migration and economic growth: what can we learn from Zimbabwe and Zambia?

Geographical Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 251-264

  Potts, Deborah ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; development; migration; urbanisation; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; MIGRATION; URBAN ECONOMY; URBANIZATION;

ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84923233454     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12139     Document Type: Article

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