@techreport{vanderPloeg2008Globalization,
abstract = {Thomas Friedman has argued in The World is Flat that those who deny rapid globalization will not survive in the global economy. First, we critically discuss Friedmans views and highlight the new globalization driven by outsourcing and vertical specialization. Second, we argue that Friedman pays insufficient attention to the spectacular growth of mega-cities in the developing world. The world is not flat, and the developing world certainly is not. Still, mega-cities tend to become too big. Their growth also goes hand in hand with formation of slums and congestion. We thus argue that there is a role for public policies.},
address = {M\"{u}nchen},
author = {Frederick van der Ploeg and Steven Poelhekke},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {F01; H40; O10; R10; 330; globalization; unbundling; off-shoring; mega-cities; congestion; public policies; Globalisierung; Agglomerationseffekt; Ballungsraum; Offshoring; Bottleneck; Makro\"{o}konomischer Einfluss; Entwicklungsl\"{a}nder},
language = {eng},
number = {2208},
publisher = {CESifo},
title = {Globalization and the rise of mega-cities in the developing world},
type = {CESifo working paper},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/26253},
year = {2008}
}
