This note analyzes whether and how the country’s rising urbanization levels (measured primarily by population density) are associated with nonfarm job creation and poverty reduction. By focusing on Rwanda’s 416 geographic sectors for the decade from 2002 and 2012, the analysis shows that, overall, a 10 percent increase in population density at the geographic sector level was associated with a 1.2 percent lower multidimensional poverty index and 1.4...
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Reshaping urbanization in Rwanda : economic and spatial trends and proposals - note 3 : urbanization,job creation, and poverty reduction in Rwanda
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urbanization