Urbanization, agglomeration, and economic development in South Africa
SOURCE: The Oxford handbook of the South African economy
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok
SOURCE EDITOR(S): A.Oqubay, F.Tregenna, I.Valodia
KEYWORDS: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, URBANISATION
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 12824
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19049
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19049
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok
SOURCE EDITOR(S): A.Oqubay, F.Tregenna, I.Valodia
KEYWORDS: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, URBANISATION
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 12824
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19049
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19049
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Abstract
Around the world, economists of various persuasions have been developing a deeper understanding of the importance of geography for economic growth and development (Porter 2003; Krugman 2011; Glaeser 2011; Collier and Venables 2017). An initial interest in transport costs has broadened into the positive effects of spatial concentration on productivity and innovation. Proximity between firms and households in cities is believed to generate economies of scale and foster interactions which promote learning, improve efficiency, stimulate enterprise, and raise investment returns.-
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