Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/54112 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2010/29
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
A common challenge in analyzing urbanization is the data. The United Nations (UN) compiles information on urbanization (urban population and its share of total national population) that is reported by various countries but there is no standardized definition of 'urban' resulting in inconsistencies. This situation is particularly troublesome if one wishes to conduct a cross-country analysis or determine the aggregate urbanization status of the regions (such as Asia or Latin America) and the world. This paper proposes an alternative to the UN measure of urban concentration that we call an agglomeration index.
Subjects: 
agglomeration index
urbanization
accessibility map
cost surface
JEL: 
R11
O18
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-264-1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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