Urbanization in the Developing World
Too Early or Too Slow
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4030359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Vernon Henderson (0000-0002-0985-9415, London School of Economics and Political Science), Matthew A Turner (0000-0001-7421-4552, Matthew A. Turner is Professor of Economics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Turner is also Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Senior Research Fellow, Property and Environment Research Center, Bozeman, Montana. Both authors are Research Affiliates, International Growth Center, London, United Kingdom. .) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 150-173 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/jep.34.3.150 |
| OpenAlex | W3026233054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
| References cited | 1 |
We describe patterns of urbanization in the developing world and the extent to which they differ from the developed world. We consider the extent to which urbanization in the developing world can be explained by conventional models of spatial equilibrium. Despite their relative poverty, developing world cities are relatively highly productive and often provide good access to safe water, improved sanitation, schooling, and inoculations. In some parts of the world, they are home to a surprisingly small number of factory workers and a surprisingly large number of farmers. Developing world cities seem to do less well at protecting their residents from lifestyle diseases and crime, their female residents from domestic violence, and their children from illness. In thinking about these facts, we note that one strand of the literature focused on structural transformation has suggested that urbanization in the developing is occurring "too early," while another strand argues that urbanization is occurring "too slow" to be consistent with conventional models of spatial equilibrium. Despite many differences between developing and developed world cities, our new results combined with those in the literature suggest that models of spatial equilibrium can be adapted as a useful guide to understanding the urbanization process in the developing world
Developing country · Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Poverty · Sanitation · Urbanization · Medicine · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 7,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |