Growing through cities in developing countries (English)

This paper examines the effects of urbanization on development and growth. It begins with a labor market perspective and emphasizes the importance of agglomeration economies,both static and dynamic. It then argues that more productive jobs in cities do not exist in avoid and underscores the importance of job and firm dynamics. In turn, these dynamicsare shaped by the broader characteristics of urban systems. A number of conclusions aredrawn. First...

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Duranton,Gilles;
Document Date
2015/02/01
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
112523
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2017/03/02
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Growing through cities in developing countries
Keywords
Drivers of Economic Growth

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Duranton,Gilles.

Growing through cities in developing countries (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/248471488453041207

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