Reviews the literature on economic development and discusses the growth performance of developing countries over the last 40 years. Comments on the relationship between agriculture and industry and considers the relationship between state, development strategies and international trade. Reviews...

Reviews the literature on economic development and discusses the growth performance of developing countries over the last 40 years. Comments on the relationship between agriculture and industry and considers the relationship between state, development strategies and international trade. Reviews...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Informal Sector and Structural Transformation -- 3. The Informal Sector and Rural-to-Urban Migration -- 4. A Test of Two Rival Migration Models -- 5. An Analysis of Rural-to-Rural Migration -- 6. Conclusions.

1. A Survey of the Theoretical Literature on Rural-Urban Migration -- 2. A Model of a Less Developed Country (LDC): The Static Analysis -- 3. A Model of a Less Developed Country: The Dynamic Analysis -- 4. Further Implications -- 5. A Model of Optimal Development with an Informal Sector -- 6. A...