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Impact des villes sur la productivité et la croissance dans les pays en voie de développement.
Author(s) -
Duranton Gilles
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
canadian journal of economics/revue canadienne d'économique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1540-5982
pISSN - 0008-4085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2008.00482.x
Subject(s) - productivity , urbanization , developing country , economics , development economics , developed country , economic geography , economic growth , business , sociology , population , demography
. This paper reviews the evidence about the effects of urbanization and cities on productivity and economic growth in developing countries using a consistent theoretical framework. As in developed economies, there is strong evidence that cities in developing countries bolster productive efficiency. Regarding whether cities promote self‐sustained growth, the evidence is suggestive but ultimately inconclusive. These findings imply that the traditional agenda of aiming to raise within‐city efficiency should be continued. Furthermore, reducing the obstacles to the reallocation of factors across cities is also desirable.