1. Urbanisation and development : policy lessons from the BRICS' experience / Gordon McGranahan and George Martine -- 2. Brazil's negligent urban transition and its legacy of divided cities / George Martine and Gordon McGranahan -- 3. China's radical urbanisation and brining capital and labour...

Eine "Verstädterung in Armut" findet im Globalen Süden statt, wo die Mehrzahl der weltweiten Megastädte ständig wächst. Eine Untersuchung über Motive dieser Migration, Strukturen, Erfahrungen und mögliche Zukunftsperspektiven in den Ländern Afrikas, Asiens und Lateinamerikas. (2-3)

Climate change, especially the warming trend experienced by several countries, could affect agricultural productivity. As a consequence, rural incomes will change, and with them the incentives for people to remain in rural areas. Using data from 116 countries between 1960 and 2000, we analyze...