03000oam 22007455 450 991095965280332120240516073134.09786613134264978128313426212831342689780821386408082138640910.1596/978-0-8213-8623-1(CKB)2550000000037030(EBL)714459(OCoLC)742514647(SSID)ssj0000536890(PQKBManifestationID)12205759(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536890(PQKBWorkID)10550837(PQKB)10714577(MiAaPQ)EBC714459(Au-PeEL)EBL714459(CaPaEBR)ebr10477343(CaONFJC)MIL313426(The World Bank)2011008873(US-djbf)16681498(PPN)163504792(Perlego)1483726(EXLCZ)99255000000003703020110307d2011 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom farm to firm : rural-urban transition in developing countries /Nora Dudwick ... [and others]1st ed.Washington, D.C. :World Bank,c2011.xvi, 235 pagesillustrations, maps ;23 cmDirections in development, countries and regionsDescription based upon print version of record.9780821386231 0821386239 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Global, national, and local perspectives on urbanization and inclusive growth : examples from Africa -- pt. 2. Managing the rural-urban transformation : examples from South Asia.The process of rural-urban transformation presents both opportunities and challenges for development. If managed effectively, it can result in growth that benefits everyone; if managed poorly, it can lead to stark welfare disparities and entire regions cut off from the advantages of agglomeration economies. The importance of rural-urban transition has been confirmed by two consecutive World Development Reports: WDR 2008 Agriculture for Development; and WDR 2009 Reshaping Economic Geography. Focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, this book picks up where the WDRs left off, investigatingDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).Countries and regions.World Bank e-Library.Rural-urban migrationDeveloping countriesRural-urban migration307.2/4091724Dudwick Nora1106721Dudwick Nora1106721DLCDLCYDXBTCTAYDXCPBWXDLCBOOK9910959652803321From farm to firm4362284UNINA