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Growing through Cities in Developing Countries / Duranton, Gilles
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Duranton, Gilles
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and Development.
- City Development Strategies.
- Communities & Human Settlements.
- Jobs and Firm Dynamics.
- Labor Policies.
- Local Labor Markets.
- National Urban Development Policies & Strategies.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Transport.
- Transport Economics Policy and Planning.
- Urban Development.
- Urban Housing and Land Settlements.
- Urban Systems.
- Local Subjects:
- Cities and Development.
- City Development Strategies.
- Communities & Human Settlements.
- Jobs and Firm Dynamics.
- Labor Policies.
- Local Labor Markets.
- National Urban Development Policies & Strategies.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Transport.
- Transport Economics Policy and Planning.
- Urban Development.
- Urban Housing and Land Settlements.
- Urban Systems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (56 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2014
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This paper examines the effects of urbanization on development and growth. It begins with a labor market perspective and emphasizes the importance of agglomeration economies, both static and dynamic. It then argues that more productive jobs in cities do not exist in a void and underscores the importance of job and firm dynamics. In turn, these dynamics are shaped by the broader characteristics of urban systems. A number of conclusions are drawn. First, agglomeration effects are quantitatively important and pervasive. Second, the productive advantage of large cities is constantly eroded and must be sustained by new job creation and innovation. Third, this process of creative destruction in cities, which is fundamental for aggregate growth, is determined in part by the characteristics of urban systems and broader institutional features. The paper highlights important differences between developing countries and more advanced economies. A major challenge for developing countries is to reinforce the role of their urban systems as drivers of economic growth.
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