One of the most notable features of literature about "new economic geography" is a close association between theoretical and empirical work. In contrast to earlier research, theoretical studies are often much more strongly focused on real-world phenomena. At the same time, empirical work is...

Regional trajectories in the urban transformation : convergences and divergences / Josef Gugler -- A history of the city in Monsoon Asia / Rhoads Murphey -- Urbanization in China : reassessing an evolving model / Xiangming Chen and William L. Parish -- Urbanization in India : patterns and...