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Africa's Cities : Opening Doors to the World

Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing rapid population growth. Yet their economic growth has not kept pace. Why? One factor might be low capital investment, due in part to Africa’s relative poverty: Other regions have reached similar stages of urbanization at higher per capita GDP. This stud...

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Main Authors: Lall, Somik Vinay, Henderson, J. Vernon, Venables, Anthony J.
Other Authors: Aguilar, Juliana
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2017
Subjects:
urban development
urbanization
disconnected
urban congestion
land market
property rights
urban planning
crowded cities
population density
jobs
spatial fragmentation
development trap
crowding
transportation
investment climate
land values
land use
roads
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25896

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