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100			_aHenderson, J.V and Turner, Matthew A. _923697
245			_aUrbanization in the developing world: Too early or too slow?
260			_aThe Journal of Economic Perspectives
300			_a34(3), Summer, 2020: p.150-173
520			_aWe describe patterns of urbanization in the developing world and the extent to which they differ from the developed world. We consider the extent to which urbanization in the developing world can be explained by conventional models of spatial equilibrium. Despite their relative poverty, developing world cities are relatively highly productive and often provide good access to safe water, improved sanitation, schooling, and inoculations. In some parts of the world, they are home to a surprisingly small number of factory workers and a surprisingly large number of farmers. Developing world cities seem to do less well at protecting their residents from lifestyle diseases and crime, their female residents from domestic violence, and their children from illness. In thinking about these facts, we note that one strand of the literature focused on structural transformation has suggested that urbanization in the developing is occurring "too early," while another strand argues that urbanization is occurring "too slow" to be consistent with conventional models of spatial equilibrium. Despite many differences between developing and developed world cities, our new results combined with those in the literature suggest that models of spatial equilibrium can be adapted as a useful guide to understanding the urbanization process in the developing world.- Reproduced
650			_aUrbanization, Developing world _923698
773			_aThe Journal of Economic Perspectives
906			_aURBANIZATION
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