It is theoretically ambiguous whether growth of cities matters more to the rural poor than growth of towns. This paper empirically examines whether growth of India’s secondary towns or big cities mattered more to recent rural poverty reduction, noting that data deficiencies have made this a difficult question to answer previously. Satellite observations of night lights are used to measure urban growth on the extensive and intensive margins in the...
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تفاصيل
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2017/3/01
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ورقة عمل (سلسلة مُرقمة)
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125650
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1
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1
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2018/4/24
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Disclosed
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For India’s rural poor, growing towns matter more than growing cities
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Poverty and Equity
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نسخة رسمية من الوثيقة (قد تضم توقيعات، الخ)
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