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:
GDP
SEX
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Dudwick, Nora
Hull, Katy
Katayama, Roy
Shilpi, Forhad
Simler, Kenneth
From Farm to Firm : Rural-Urban Transition in Developing Countries
description 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 both opportunities and challenges for development. When managed effectively, the transformation spurs growth and reduces poverty. When managed poorly, however, the process can result in stark welfare disparities, the marginalization of entire regions, and poorly functioning cities that fail to realize the potential gains from agglomeration economies. This book investigates the rural-urban transformation underway in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, emphasizing the influence of country conditions as well as the potential of good policies to minimize disparities and ensure that everyone shares in the benefits of urbanization. The first part of this book investigates urbanization and rural-urban welfare inequalities on three geographic scales global, national, and local featuring countries and cities in Sub-Saharan Africa on the national and local levels. The second part of the book sheds light on the texture of transformation in five countries in South Asia, each at a different stage in the process: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Dudwick, Nora
Hull, Katy
Katayama, Roy
Shilpi, Forhad
Simler, Kenneth
author_facet Dudwick, Nora
Hull, Katy
Katayama, Roy
Shilpi, Forhad
Simler, Kenneth
author_sort Dudwick, Nora
title From Farm to Firm : Rural-Urban Transition in Developing Countries
title_short From Farm to Firm : Rural-Urban Transition in Developing Countries
title_full From Farm to Firm : Rural-Urban Transition in Developing Countries
title_fullStr From Farm to Firm : Rural-Urban Transition in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed From Farm to Firm : Rural-Urban Transition in Developing Countries
title_sort from farm to firm : rural-urban transition in developing countries
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20110602052118
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2307
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spelling okr-10986-23072021-04-23T14:02:01Z From Farm to Firm : Rural-Urban Transition in Developing Countries Dudwick, Nora Hull, Katy Katayama, Roy Shilpi, Forhad Simler, Kenneth 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 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 both opportunities and challenges for development. When managed effectively, the transformation spurs growth and reduces poverty. When managed poorly, however, the process can result in stark welfare disparities, the marginalization of entire regions, and poorly functioning cities that fail to realize the potential gains from agglomeration economies. This book investigates the rural-urban transformation underway in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, emphasizing the influence of country conditions as well as the potential of good policies to minimize disparities and ensure that everyone shares in the benefits of urbanization. The first part of this book investigates urbanization and rural-urban welfare inequalities on three geographic scales global, national, and local featuring countries and cities in Sub-Saharan Africa on the national and local levels. The second part of the book sheds light on the texture of transformation in five countries in South Asia, each at a different stage in the process: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. 2012-03-19T09:03:47Z 2012-03-19T09:03:47Z 2011-05-26 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20110602052118 978-0-8213-8623-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2307 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication