Demography, Urbanization and Development : Rural Push, Urban Pull and... Urban Push?

Demography, Urbanization and Development : Rural Push, Urban Pull and... Urban Push?

Developing countries have urbanized rapidly since 1950. To explain urbanization, standard models emphasize rural–urban migration, focusing on rural push factors (agricultural modernization and rural poverty) and urban pull factors (industrialization and urban-biased policies). Using new historical d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jedwab, Remi, Christiaensen, Luc, Gindelsky, Marina
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
Subjects:
URBANIZATION
MIGRATION
RURAL POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION
DEMOGRAPHICS
MORTALITY
URBAN MORTALITY
URBAN PUSH
POPULATION GROWTH
CONGESTION
SLUMS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29357

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29357

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