Linking growing African economies and mushrooming cities
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok
KEYWORDS: AFRICA, URBANISATION
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/june-2012/linking-growing-african-economies-mushrooming-cities
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7340
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3341
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3341
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok
KEYWORDS: AFRICA, URBANISATION
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/june-2012/linking-growing-african-economies-mushrooming-cities
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7340
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3341
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3341
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Abstract
Government decisions over the next few years on where and what types of infrastructure are pursued will lock in particular growth paths for decades to come. These growth paths could create a positive link between urbanisation and economic development, writes Ivan Turok, or cause Africa's urban problems to become overwhelming.-
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