UID:
almafu_9958091329302883
Umfang:
xxx, 255 pages :
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illustrations (some color) ;
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26 cm.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-281-95970-7
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9786611959708
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0-8213-7574-1
Serie:
World Bank e-Library.
Inhalt:
Why is productivity higher in cities? Does urbanization cause growth or does growth cause urbanization? Do countries achieve rapid growth or high incomes without urbanization? How can policy makers reap the benefits of urbanization without paying too high a cost? Does supporting urbanization imply neglecting rural areas? Why do so few governments welcome urbanization? What should governments do to improve housing conditions in cities as they urbanize? Are innovations in housing finance a blessing or a curse for developing countries? How will governments finance the trillions
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8213-7573-3
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
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Geographie
Schlagwort(e):
Aufsatzsammlung
URL:
http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-7573-0
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