Urbanization and growth /

Urbanization and growth / edited by Michael Spence, Patricia Clarke Annez, and Robert M. Buckley ; contributions by Michael Spence ... [et al.]. - Washington, DC : Jaipur : Commission on Growth and Development, World Bank, Rawat Publications, c2009. - xxx, 255 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Urbanization and growth : setting the context / Patricia Clarke Annez and Robert M. Buckley -- Rethinking economic growth in a globalizing world : an economic geography lens / Anthony J. Venables -- Are cities engines of growth and prosperity for developing countries? / Gilles Duranton -- Urbanization, agglomeration, and economic development / John M. Quigley -- Spatial inequality and economic development : theories, facts, and policies / Sukkoo Kim -- Housing policy in developing countries : the importance of the informal economy / Richard Arnott -- The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis : issues raised and lessons learned / Dwight M. Jaffee.

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Urban economics.
Urbanization--Economic aspects.
Cities and towns--Growth.

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