When Distance Drives Destination, Towns Can Stimulate Development

When Distance Drives Destination, Towns Can Stimulate Development

While city migrants see their welfare increase much more than those moving to towns, many more rural-urban migrants end up in towns. This phenomenon, documented in detail in Kagera, Tanzania, begs the question why migrants move to seemingly subopti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: De Weerdt, Joachim, Christiaensen, Luc, Kanbur, Ravi
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
INTERNAL MIGRATION
URBANIZATION
LABOR MARKET
SECONDARY CITY
SECONDARY TOWN
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/668891618250244449/When-Distance-Drives-Destination-Towns-Can-Stimulate-Development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35444

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/668891618250244449/When-Distance-Drives-Destination-Towns-Can-Stimulate-Development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35444

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