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Urbanization and city growth: the role of institutions

Henderson, J. Vernon and Wang, Hyoung Gun (2007) Urbanization and city growth: the role of institutions. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 37 (3). pp. 283-313. ISSN 0166-0462

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2006.11.008

Abstract

This paper examines how urbanization is accommodated by increases in numbers and in sizes of cities. Political institutions play a key role. Estimation uses a worldwide data set on all metro areas over 100,000 from 1960 to 2000. The degree of democratization and technological advances strongly affect growth in both city numbers and individual city sizes. Effects on city sizes are heterogeneous. Technology improvements help bigger cities relative to smaller ones. Increasing democratization levels the playing field across the urban hierarchy, helping smaller cities. Given these opposing effects, the overall relative size distribution of cities worldwide is unchanged over the time period.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/regional-science-...
Additional Information: © 2007 Elsevier B.V.
Divisions: Geography & Environment
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification: H - Public Economics > H7 - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development
R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R0 - General
Date Deposited: 11 Sep 2013 09:16
Last Modified: 23 Feb 2024 04:18
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/52090

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