This chapter examines Africa's urbanization and the challenges and opportunities it
presents, with emphasis on what it will take to make African cities efficient, sustainable, and …

Since the seminal works of Malthus and Boserup, scientists have long debated the impact of
population growth and land constraints on the wellbeing of rural people. Today these …

We provide new theory and evidence on the role of external and internal integration in
structural transformation and economic development, using Argentina's integration into the …

Kentleşme, sanayileşme ve nüfus yoğunluğunun artması, kent merkezlerinde yerleşim
alanlarının daralmasına ve kentlerin fiziki sınırlar açısından genişlemesine yol açmaktadır …

Structural transformation and urbanization have increased greatly in develo** countries
over the last few decades. Migrant remittances—private external financial flows—have also …

This paper provides evidence of the causal impact of oil discoveries on local development.
Novel data covering the universe of oil wells drilled in Brazil allow us to exploit a quasi …

This paper uses the natural experiment of Argentina's integration into world markets in the
late-nineteenth century to provide evidence on the role of internal geography in sha** the …

The article analyses the impact of the ongoing economic crisis on Greek urban economies.
Utilizing a dataset of socio-economic, demographic and policy variables at the municipal …

This open access book examines the future of inequality, work and wages in the age of
automation with a focus on develo** countries. The authors argue that the rise of a global …

Electricity was the catalyst for the second industrial revolution in the early twentieth century.
Develo** countries are currently making huge investments in this general-purpose …