Rural Urban Transformations
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From Farm To Firm
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language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2011-01-01
From Farm To Firm written by and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Social Science categories.
The process of rural-urban transformation presents both opportunities and challenges for development. If managed effectively, it can result in growth that benefits everyone; if managed poorly, it can lead to stark welfare disparities and entire regions cut off from the advantages of agglomeration economies. The importance of rural-urban transition has been confirmed by two consecutive World Development Reports: WDR 2008 Agriculture for Development; and WDR 2009 Reshaping Economic Geography. Focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, this book picks up where the WDRs left off, investigating the influence of country conditions and policies on the pace, pattern, and consequences of rural-urban transition and suggesting strategies to ensure that its benefits results in shared improvements in well-being. The book uncovers vast inequalities, whether between two regions of one country, between rural and urban areas, or within cities themselves. The authors find little evidence to suggest that these inequalities will automatically diminish as countries develop: empirical and qualitative analysis suggests that spatial divides are mainly a function of country conditions, policies and institutions. By implication, policymakers must take active steps to ensure that rural-urban transition results in shared growth. Spatially unbiased provision of health and education services is crucial to ensuring that the benefits of transition are shared by all. But connective infrastructure and targeted interventions also emerge as important considerations, even in countries with severely constrained fiscal and administrative capacity. The authors suggest steps for navigating the tricky political economy of land reforms. And they alert readers to potential spillover effects that mean that policies designed for one space can have unintended consequences on another.Policymakers and development experts, as well as anyone concerned with the impact of rural-urban transition on growth and equity, will find this book a thought-provoking and informative read.
Global Villages
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Author : Ger Duijzings
language : en
Publisher: Anthem Press
Release Date : 2014-12-01
Global Villages written by Ger Duijzings and has been published by Anthem Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-01 with Social Science categories.
This book explores the multiple effects of globalization on urban and rural communities, providing anthropological case studies from postsocialist Bulgaria. As globalization has been studied largely in urban contexts, the aim of this volume is to shift attention to the under-examined countryside and analyse how transnational links are transforming relations between cities, towns and villages. The volume also challenges undifferentiated notions of ‘the countryside’, calling for an awareness of rural economic and social disparities which are often only associated with urban environments. The work focuses on how the ‘urban’ and ‘rural’ have been reconfigured following the end of socialism and the advent of globalization, in socioeconomic, as well as political, ideological and cultural terms.
Poverty Reduction During The Rural Urban Transformation
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Author : Alessandra Garbero
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Poverty Reduction During The Rural Urban Transformation written by Alessandra Garbero and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
Based on cross-country panel datasets, we find that (i) an increase in population share in agriculture is associated with poverty reduction once the longer-term poverty change or the dynamic is taken into account; (ii) rural non-agricultural sector also is poverty reducing in some cases; and (iii) increased population in the mega cities has no role in poverty reduction. In fact, the growth of population in mega cities is “poverty-increasing” in a few cases. Given that a rapid population growth or rural-urban migration is likely to increase poverty, more emphasis should be placed on policies that enhance support for rural agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. If our analysis has any validity, doubts are raised about recent research emphasising the role of secondary towns or urbanisation as the main driver of extreme poverty reduction.
The Urban Transformation Of The Developing World
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Author : Josef Gugler
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1996
The Urban Transformation Of The Developing World written by Josef Gugler and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Science categories.
This collection brings together essays from leading experts on urbanization who come from diverse disciplines. Divergences as well as convergences are explored in the introductory essay while the second essay presents the urban history of Asia, which is unparalleled in its time span, geographical spread, and cultural riches. The next three essays consider China, India, and Indonesia as regions in their own right, providing units of analysis that can usefully be compared with regions such as the Arab states, Africa South of the Sahara, and Latin America, which are discussed in the final three essays.
Urban Transformation In China
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Author : Gordon G. Liu
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02
Urban Transformation In China written by Gordon G. Liu and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Political Science categories.
This book provides a general description and evaluation of the process of urbanization in China and the urgent challenges facing the Chinese government. Urban Transformation in China examines the changing pattern of China's urban population and the determinants of these changes, including an analysis of the spatial structures of China's cities and industry and an assessment of urban productivity growth and the role of mega cities in national development. The book's coverage encompasses both academic and policy perspectives. With its sister volume Urbanization and Social Welfare in China it provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary overview of the country’s urbanization process.
Transforming Chinese Cities
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Author : Mark Y. Wang
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-04-03
Transforming Chinese Cities written by Mark Y. Wang and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-03 with Social Science categories.
The urbanisation of China over the last three decades has been a hugely significant development, both for China’s reform process and for the world more generally. This book presents recent research findings on China’s continuing urban transformation. Subjects covered include the decline of the rural-urban divide, the spatial restructuring of Chinese urban centres and urban infrastructure, migrant workers, new housing and new communities, and "green" responses to urban environmental problems. The book is particularly valuable in that it includes much new work by scholars based inside China.
Poverty Reduction During The Rural Urban Transformation
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Author : Katsushi S. Imai
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Poverty Reduction During The Rural Urban Transformation written by Katsushi S. Imai and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Rural Urban Transformations
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Author : Mahmoud Bah
language : en
Publisher: IIED
Release Date : 2003
Rural Urban Transformations written by Mahmoud Bah and has been published by IIED this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
Designing Urban Transformation
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Author : Aseem Inam
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-23
Designing Urban Transformation written by Aseem Inam and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-23 with Architecture categories.
While designers possess the creative capabilities of shaping cities, their often-singular obsession with form and aesthetics actually reduces their effectiveness as they are at the mercy of more powerful generators of urban form. In response to this paradox, Designing Urban Transformation addresses the incredible potential of urban practice to radically change cities for the better. The book focuses on a powerful question, "What can urbanism be?" by arguing that the most significant transformations occur by fundamentally rethinking concepts, practices, and outcomes. Drawing inspiration from the philosophical movement known as Pragmatism, the book proposes three conceptual shifts for transformative urban practice: (a) beyond material objects: city as flux, (b) beyond intentions: consequences of design, and (c) beyond practice: urbanism as creative political act. Pragmatism encourages us to consider how we can make deeper and more systemic changes and how urbanism itself can be a design strategy for such transformations. To illuminate how these conceptual shifts operate in vastly different contexts through analysis of transformative urban initiatives and projects in Belo Horizonte, Boston, Cairo, Karachi, Los Angeles, New Delhi, and Paris. The book is a rare integration of theory and practice that proposes essential ways of rethinking city-design-and-building processes, while drawing critical lessons from actual examples of such processes.
Rural Urban Relations And Regional Development
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Author : Fu-chen Lo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Rural Urban Relations And Regional Development written by Fu-chen Lo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Asia categories.