Urbanization and growth
By: edited by Michael Spence, Patricia Clarke Annez, and Robert M. Buckley ; contributions by Michael Spence ... [et al.].
Contributors: Spence, Michael.; Annez, Patricia Clarke.; Buckley, Robert M.
Publisher: Commission on Growth and Development; World Bank
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780821375730; 9780821375747
Subjects: Urban economics.; Urbanization -- Economic aspects.; Cities and towns -- Growth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Urbanization and growth : setting the context / Patricia Clarke Annez and Robert M. Buckley; title: Rethinking economic growth in a globalizing world : an economic geography lens / Anthony J. Venables; title: Are cities engines of growth and prosperity for developing countries? / Gilles Duranton; title: Urbanization, agglomeration, and economic development / John M. Quigley; title: Spatial inequality and economic development : theories, facts, and policies / Sukkoo Kim; title: Housing policy in developing countries : the importance of the informal economy / Richard Arnott; title: The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis : issues raised and lessons learned / Dwight M. Jaffee.