This workshop will take stock of what we know and what we need to know about cities and development; to gather experiences of urbanization and urban growth from across the world; and to offer policy options for an inexorably urbanizing world.

Papers on any topics related to African economic development, including in a comparative context, are welcome. This conference will largely consist of parallel sessions, with two plenary sessions.

Some of the specific issues to be considered are: - What are the forces driving urbanization and how do they differ from one region to another? - What are the economic and environmental costs and benefits of urban agglomerations? - What is the link between urban infrastructure and poverty...