1. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy
Chapter 7
Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy
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2. The Migration and Urbanization Dilemma
Urbanization: trends and projections
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3. Figure 7.1
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4. Figure 7.2
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5. Table 7.1
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6. Table 7.2
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7. Figure 7.3
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8. Figure 7.4
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9. Table 7.3
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10. Table 7.4
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11. The Role of Cities Industrial districts Efficient urban scale
The urban giantism problem
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12. Table 7.5
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13. The Role of Cities Industrial districts Efficient urban scale
The urban giantism problem
First city bias
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14. The Role of Cities Industrial districts Efficient urban scale
The urban giantism problem
First city bias
Causes of urban giantism
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15. Figure 7.5
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16. The Role of Cities Industrial districts Efficient urban scale
The urban giantism problem
First city bias
Causes of urban giantism
The urban informal sector
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17. Table 7.6
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18. Figure 7.6
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19. The Role of Cities Industrial districts Efficient urban scale
The urban giantism problem
First city bias
Causes of urban giantism
The urban informal sector
Policies for the urban informal sector
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20. The Role of Cities Industrial districts Efficient urban scale
The urban giantism problem
First city bias
Causes of urban giantism
The urban informal sector
Policies for the urban informal sector
Women in the informal sector
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21. Urban Unemployment
Open unemployment rates in urban areas are very high
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22. Table 7.7
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23. Migration and Development
Rural-to-urban migration was viewed positively until recently
The current view is that this migration is greater than the urban areas’ abilities to
Create jobs
Provide social services
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24. Figure 7.7
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25. Toward an Economic Theory of Rural-Urban Migration
A verbal description of the Todaro model
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26. Figure 7.8
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27. Toward an Economic Theory of Rural-Urban Migration
A verbal description of the Todaro model
A diagrammatic presentation of the Todaro model
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28. Figure 7.9
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29. Toward an Economic Theory of Rural-Urban Migration
Where
WA is agricultural income,
LM is employment in manufacturing
LUS is total urban labor pool
WM is the urban minimum wage
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30. Toward an Economic Theory of Rural-Urban Migration
A verbal description of the Todaro model
A diagrammatic presentation of the Todaro model
Five policy implications
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31. A Comprehensive Migration and Employment Strategy
Create a urban-rural balance
Expand small, labor intensive industries
Eliminate factor-price distortion
Choose appropriate technologies
Modify the linkage between education and employment
Reduce population growth
Decentralize authority
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32. Concepts for Review Agglomeration externalities Congestion
Efficiency wage
Expected income
Induced migration
Informal sector
Labor turnover
Localization economies
Present value
Rural-urban migration
Social capital
Todaro migration model
Urban bias
Urbanization economies
Wage subsidy
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