Demography, Urbanization and Development

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dc.creatorJedwab, Remi
dc.creatorChristiaensen, Luc
dc.creatorGindelsky, Marina
dc.date2018-02-12T19:40:42Z
dc.date2018-02-12T19:40:42Z
dc.date2017-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:42:41Z
dc.descriptionDeveloping countries have urbanized rapidly since 1950. To explain urbanization, standard models emphasize rural–urban migration, focusing on rural push factors (agricultural modernization and rural poverty) and urban pull factors (industrialization and urban-biased policies). Using new historical data on urban birth and death rates for 7 countries from Industrial Europe (1800–1910) and 35 developing countries (1960–2010), we argue that a non-negligible part of developing countries’ rapid urban growth and urbanization may also be linked to demographic factors, i.e. rapid internal urban population growth, or an urban push. High urban natural increase in today’s developing countries follows from lower urban mortality, relative to Industrial Europe, where higher urban deaths offset urban births. This compounds the effects of migration and displays strong associations with urban congestion, providing additional insight into the phenomenon of urbanization without growth.
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dc.identifierJournal of Urban Economics
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29357
dc.identifier10.1596/29357
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/409652
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectURBAN MORTALITY
dc.subjectURBAN PUSH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.titleDemography, Urbanization and Development
dc.titleRural Push, Urban Pull and... Urban Push?
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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