Cities in the developing world

Overman, Henry G. ORCID: 0000-0002-3525-7629 and Venables, Anthony J. (2005) Cities in the developing world. CEPDP (695). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753018756

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Abstract

Rapid urbanisation is a major feature of developing countries. Some 2 billion more people are likely to become city residents in the next 30 years, yet urbanisation has received little attention in the modern development economics literature. This paper reviews theoretical and empirical work on the determinants and effects of urbanisation. This suggests that there are substantial productivity benefits from cities, although unregulated outcomes may well lead to excessive primacy as externalities and coordination failures inhibit decentralisation of economic activity. Policy should operate both by identifying and addressing these market failures, and by seeking to remove institutional obstacles to decentralisation.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 2005 the authors
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance Geography & Environment
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
JEL classification:	O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R0 - General
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2008 15:35
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:55
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/19887

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