This review is framed around the exploration of a central hypothesis: A shift in public investment toward secondary towns from big cities will improve poverty reduction performance. Of course the hypothesis raises many questions. What exactly is the dichotomy of secondary towns versus big cities? What is the evidence for the contribution of secondary towns versus cities to poverty reduction? What are the economic mechanisms for such a differential...
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2016/11/23
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS7895
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2016/11/23
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Disclosed
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Secondary towns and poverty reduction : refocusing the urbanization agenda
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development policy