From Farm to Firm : Rural-Urban Transition in Developing Countries

Around the world, countries are becoming urbanized at an astonishing pace. As countries develop economically, their economies shift from mainly rural and agrarian to increasingly urban and nonagricultural. This rural-urban transformation presents b...

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Main Authors:	Dudwick, Nora, Hull, Katy, Katayama, Roy, Shilpi, Forhad, Simler, Kenneth
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ACCESS TO SCHOOLS ACCESS TO SERVICES AGRARIAN ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ANALYTICAL METHODS BASIC EDUCATION BASIC NEEDS BIG CITIES CASH CROP CHRONIC DEPRIVATION CONFLICT CONSUMPTION INCREASES CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POVERTY DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISSEMINATION DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMETRIC MODELS ECONOMIC BARRIERS ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMICS RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ETHNIC GROUPS EXCHANGE RATES EXTERNALITY EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY LINE FARMERS FOOD MARKETS FOOD NEEDS FOOD SECURITY FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL POVERTY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEALTH INITIATIVES HIGHER INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ILLNESS IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT INCOME LEVELS INCOME MEASURES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDIVIDUAL WELFARE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES INDUSTRIALIZATION INEQUALITY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFORMATION SYSTEM INTERNAL MIGRATION IRRIGATION KNOWLEDGE BASE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAGGING REGIONS LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND INEQUALITY LAND MANAGEMENT LAND REFORMS LAND TENURE LARGE CITIES LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION LOCAL DEVELOPMENT LOW LIVING STANDARDS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MIGRANTS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY BRIEF POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR AREAS POOR COUNTRIES POOR ECONOMIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATION POORER REGIONS POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION DISTRIBUTION POPULATION DIVISION POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION INCREASE POPULATION POLICIES POPULATION SHIFTS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY DATA POVERTY GAP POVERTY GAP INDEX POVERTY HEADCOUNT INDEX POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDEX POVERTY INDEXES POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRACTITIONERS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SERVICES PULL FACTORS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY PUSH FACTORS RATE OF GROWTH RATES OF URBANIZATION REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL GROUPINGS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL LEVELS REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE RICHER COUNTRIES RURAL RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL GAPS RURAL INCOME RURAL INEQUALITIES RURAL INEQUALITY RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY LINES RURAL POVERTY RATES RURAL PRODUCTIVITY RURAL SECTOR RURAL WELFARE SANITATION SEX SLUM DWELLERS SMALLHOLDER FARMING SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TENSIONS SPATIAL DIFFERENCES SPATIAL INEQUALITIES SPATIAL INEQUALITY SPILLOVER STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SURPLUS LABOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN MIGRATION URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATIONS URBAN POVERTY URBAN REGIONS URBANIZATION URBANIZED COUNTRIES VALUE ADDED WAGES WEALTH WELFARE INDICATORS WELFARE LEVEL WELFARE MEASURE WELFARE MEASURES
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