Evolving City Systems

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2010
Document Type:
Literature Review
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Venables, A.J., Overman, H.G.

Abstract

This paper reviews the literature on the forces driving urbanization in developing countries. It presents a model outlining how globalization can lead to the evolution of an urban structure which may approximate Zipf’s law. Policy implications are outlined.

Citation

Overman, H.G.; Venables, A.J. Evolving City Systems. UNU-WIDER, helsinki, Finland (2010) 21 pp. ISBN 978-92-9230-261-0 [WIDER Working Paper No. 2010/26]

Evolving City Systems

Published 1 January 2010
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