From Farm to Firm : Rural-Urban
            Transition in Developing Countries

Dudwick, Nora; Hull, Katy; Katayama, Roy; Shilpi, Forhad; Simler, Kenneth

dc.creator	Dudwick, Nora
dc.creator	Hull, Katy
dc.creator	Katayama, Roy
dc.creator	Shilpi, Forhad
dc.creator	Simler, Kenneth
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:03:47Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:03:47Z
dc.date	2011-05-26
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:34:25Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:34:25Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20110602052118
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8623-1
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2307
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242687
dc.description	Around the world, countries are becoming urbanized at an astonishing pace. As countries develop economically, their economies shift from mainly rural and agrarian to increasingly urban and nonagricultural. This rural-urban transformation presents both opportunities and challenges for development. When managed effectively, the transformation spurs growth and reduces poverty. When managed poorly, however, the process can result in stark welfare disparities, the marginalization of entire regions, and poorly functioning cities that fail to realize the potential gains from agglomeration economies. This book investigates the rural-urban transformation underway in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, emphasizing the influence of country conditions as well as the potential of good policies to minimize disparities and ensure that everyone shares in the benefits of urbanization. The first part of this book investigates urbanization and rural-urban welfare inequalities on three geographic scales global, national, and local featuring countries and cities in Sub-Saharan Africa on the national and local levels. The second part of the book sheds light on the texture of transformation in five countries in South Asia, each at a different stage in the process: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subject	ACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subject	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject	ACCESS TO SCHOOLS
dc.subject	ACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subject	AGRARIAN ECONOMY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	ANALYTICAL METHODS
dc.subject	BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	BASIC NEEDS
dc.subject	BIG CITIES
dc.subject	CASH CROP
dc.subject	CHRONIC DEPRIVATION
dc.subject	CONFLICT
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION INCREASES
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION POVERTY
dc.subject	DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUES
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject	ECONOMETRIC MODELS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC BARRIERS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subject	ECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject	EXTERNALITY
dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FOOD MARKETS
dc.subject	FOOD NEEDS
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	GLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	HEALTH INITIATIVES
dc.subject	HIGHER INEQUALITY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subject	ILLNESS
dc.subject	IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INCOME LEVELS
dc.subject	INCOME MEASURES
dc.subject	INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subject	INDIVIDUAL WELFARE
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES
dc.subject	INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INFANT
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject	INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	IRRIGATION
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE BASE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LAGGING REGIONS
dc.subject	LAND DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	LAND INEQUALITY
dc.subject	LAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	LAND REFORMS
dc.subject	LAND TENURE
dc.subject	LARGE CITIES
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LOW LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	NATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subject	NATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	NUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subject	PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	POLICY BRIEF
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POOR
dc.subject	POOR AREAS
dc.subject	POOR COUNTRIES
dc.subject	POOR ECONOMIES
dc.subject	POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject	POOR POPULATION
dc.subject	POORER REGIONS
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	POPULATION DIVISION
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POPULATION INCREASE
dc.subject	POPULATION POLICIES
dc.subject	POPULATION SHIFTS
dc.subject	POVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subject	POVERTY DATA
dc.subject	POVERTY GAP
dc.subject	POVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subject	POVERTY HEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subject	POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
dc.subject	POVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subject	POVERTY INDEX
dc.subject	POVERTY INDEXES
dc.subject	POVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subject	POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subject	POVERTY RATE
dc.subject	POVERTY RATES
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	PRACTITIONERS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	PULL FACTORS
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subject	PUSH FACTORS
dc.subject	RATE OF GROWTH
dc.subject	RATES OF URBANIZATION
dc.subject	REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subject	REGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subject	REGIONAL GROUPINGS
dc.subject	REGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	REGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	REGIONAL LEVELS
dc.subject	REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
dc.subject	RICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subject	RURAL
dc.subject	RURAL AREA
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	RURAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	RURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	RURAL GAPS
dc.subject	RURAL INCOME
dc.subject	RURAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subject	RURAL INEQUALITY
dc.subject	RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	RURAL POOR
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY RATES
dc.subject	RURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	RURAL SECTOR
dc.subject	RURAL WELFARE
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SLUM DWELLERS
dc.subject	SMALLHOLDER FARMING
dc.subject	SOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	SOCIAL TENSIONS
dc.subject	SPATIAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subject	SPATIAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subject	SPATIAL INEQUALITY
dc.subject	SPILLOVER
dc.subject	STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subject	SURPLUS LABOR
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	URBAN MIGRATION
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATIONS
dc.subject	URBAN POVERTY
dc.subject	URBAN REGIONS
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.subject	URBANIZED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	VALUE ADDED
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WEALTH
dc.subject	WELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subject	WELFARE LEVEL
dc.subject	WELFARE MEASURE
dc.subject	WELFARE MEASURES
dc.title	From Farm to Firm : Rural-Urban Transition in Developing Countries
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication