Urbanization and structural transformation

Chapter 12, “Urbanization and Structural Transformation,” describes patterns of urbanization in Ethiopia and government policy to promote development of secondary cities. Official population data indicate rapid urban growth, 4.2 percent per year between 1994 and 2015, far outpacing the overall popul...

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Main Authors: Schmidt, Emily, Dorosh, Paul A., Kedir Jemal, Mekamu, Smart, Jenny
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143253
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Smart, Jenny
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description Chapter 12, “Urbanization and Structural Transformation,” describes patterns of urbanization in Ethiopia and government policy to promote development of secondary cities. Official population data indicate rapid urban growth, 4.2 percent per year between 1994 and 2015, far outpacing the overall population growth rate of 2.5 percent. By 2050 urbanization is expected to reach 38 percent with major implications for relative wage rates in rural versus urban areas, infrastructure needs, and public service delivery. Improved road infrastructure is improving connectivity across the country and promoting secondary city development. In addition, recent public investments to promote industrialization and increase manufacturing labor opportunities via newly constructed and planned industrial parks, though small relative to the overall economy, are designed to be a catalyst for future growth.
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spelling CGSpace1432532025-11-06T04:00:42Z Urbanization and structural transformation Schmidt, Emily Dorosh, Paul A. Kedir Jemal, Mekamu Smart, Jenny urban population industrial development policies urban areas employment urbanization labour population growth agrifood systems migrants public policies migration gross national product rural areas governance Chapter 12, “Urbanization and Structural Transformation,” describes patterns of urbanization in Ethiopia and government policy to promote development of secondary cities. Official population data indicate rapid urban growth, 4.2 percent per year between 1994 and 2015, far outpacing the overall population growth rate of 2.5 percent. By 2050 urbanization is expected to reach 38 percent with major implications for relative wage rates in rural versus urban areas, infrastructure needs, and public service delivery. Improved road infrastructure is improving connectivity across the country and promoting secondary city development. In addition, recent public investments to promote industrialization and increase manufacturing labor opportunities via newly constructed and planned industrial parks, though small relative to the overall economy, are designed to be a catalyst for future growth. 2020-09-01 2024-05-22T12:12:45Z 2024-05-22T12:12:45Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143253 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296916 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296930 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Schmidt, Emily; Dorosh, Paul A.; Kedir Jemal, Mekamu; and Smart, Jenny. 2020. Urbanization and structural transformation. In Ethiopia's agrifood system: Past trends, present challenges, and future scenarios, eds. Paul A. Dorosh and Bart Minten. Part Three: Economywide Perspectives, Chapter 12, Pp. 379-422. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296916_12.
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population growth
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governance
Schmidt, Emily
Dorosh, Paul A.
Kedir Jemal, Mekamu
Smart, Jenny
Urbanization and structural transformation
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industrial development
policies
urban areas
employment
urbanization
labour
population growth
agrifood systems
migrants
public policies
migration
gross national product
rural areas
governance
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