Rural-Urban Migration In Developing Countries : A Survey Of Theoretical Predictions And Empirical Findings

Lall, Somik V.; Selod, Harris; Shalizi, Zmarak

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“…As a result, much of this analysis has failed to adequately explain observed trends (e.g. Fay and Opal 2000;see Lall, Selod andShalizi 2006 andFox 2012). In the case of Nigeria, a narrow focus on the economic dimension of urbanization partly accounts for the spurious conclusion that urbanization has stalled in the country.…”

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Understanding the dynamics of Nigeria’s urban transition: A refutation of the ‘stalled urbanisation’ hypothesis

Fox¹,

Bloch

Monroy

2017

Urban Studies

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University of Bristol -Explore Bristol Research General rightsThis document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pure/about/ebr-terms terms and will continue to increase as a share of the national population due both to ruralurban migration and rural transformation. These drivers of urbanization are a product of persistently high fertility in a context of declining mortality in both rural and urban areas.Robust economic growth over the past decade likely accelerated urbanization, but even as the economy slows demographic fundamentals will continue to drive rapid urban growth and urbanization.

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Understanding the dynamics of Nigeria’s urban transition: A refutation of the ‘stalled urbanisation’ hypothesis

Fox¹,

Bloch

Monroy

2017

Urban Studies

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“…More recently, the 1999 United Nations World Monitoring Report (2000) Although most often people who move are attracted by better income opportunities, there other reasons why people relocate. The literature on the motives for internal migration (Lall et al 2006) mentions insufficient public services, such as health and education, or conflicts as other significant forces. However, the decision of who migrates may be influenced by migration type (Groppo 2014).…”

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Entity/Event-Level Sentiment Detection and Inference

Deng

2015

Proceedings of the 2015 Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Student Rese

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Turnout has decreased in 23 out of 36 established democracies since 1945. Among all worldwide cases Costa Rica is a good laboratory for studying turnout oscillations. During three decades between 1958 and 1994, political participation average rates remained high in a comparative perspective. Following that trend, one would easily predict that individuals socialized during that period of time must replicate automatically their parents' and grandparents' levels of high political activism. However, turnout patterns in the country since 1998 do not fit very well in that story.Older voters are no longer voting at the rates they usually did and the younger are entering into politics during times of lower participation. The combination of these two factors can have big deleterious and long-lasting effects on turnout trends.Estimating the causal relationship between consecutive voting decisions has proven to be intrinsically difficult for social scientists. Drawing on an exceptionally rich and unique turnout dataset and a mixed-methods approach that includes longitudinal multivariate analysis, face-toface interviews and geospatial statistics this contribution seeks to explain why in Costa Rica, currently the oldest and most stable democracy in Latin America, turnout has declined? And more importantly: what factors drive these changes? v Individual characteristics, although still relevant in static theories regarding turnout determinants, have proved to be insufficient for understanding why individuals' turnout behavior varies over time. Instead, I theorize that the partisan (group) identity that makes people turn out because they are loyal to the party in a context of conflict produces stronger motivation but it is activated selectively, and it only works in a context of "threat" or polarized deliberation.Nevertheless, these incentives may change over time, they may increase or decrease under certain circumstances impacting turnout. Essentially, the more polarized the electoral competition, the easier it will be for citizens to cast their vote.A polarized deliberation, the key factor in my causal story, creates the conditions for the activation of strong partisan identities that stimulate voters' mobilization to the polls. Therefore, During the course of my fieldwork in Costa Rica, I accumulated many debts. I especially thank all the persons I contacted for the interviews and accepted to share their experiences with me. These interviews were crucial for my research project. Without the knowledge I compiled in these conversations I would not be able to develop the theoretical argument of chapter 6.In Pitt, I was also fortunate to share time with several great friends. (Carlin et.al. 2015).The worst case scenario would be one in which this pattern could extend individuals' apathy toward politics during lifetime, causing low turnout to freeze for decades. Therefore, if we want to understand the implications of turnout decline in established democracies, we first need to comprehend the conditions under which these chang...

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“…In cities and the number of people living in urban areas has risen steadily by around 1 million every year [4]. According to a report from the United Nations Population Division, the urban population is estimated to grow at 1.8 per cent per annum, while Rural-urban migration has played significant role in the urbanization process of many countries and it still continues to be an important factor, even though migration rates have slowed down in some countries [4].…”

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“…According to a report from the United Nations Population Division, the urban population is estimated to grow at 1.8 per cent per annum, while Rural-urban migration has played significant role in the urbanization process of many countries and it still continues to be an important factor, even though migration rates have slowed down in some countries [4]. This research studies focused on the causes and consequences of rural-urban migration in Juba Metropolitan, Republic of South Sudan as a case study.…”

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Causes and consequences of rural-urban migration: The case of Juba Metropolitan, Republic of South Sudan

Moses

Guogping

John

2017

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Abstract-Migration is the movement of people from one ecological region to another; it may be on temporary or permanent basis. This research studies focused on the causes and consequences of rural-urban migration in Juba Metropolitan, Republic of South Sudan as a case study. The stratified random sampling method on the basis of existing payam (districts) was used to divide the study area into three zones of Juba, Kator and Munuku. Data were generated through primary and secondary sources. The data generated were analyzed using SPSS. The findings of the study show that Munuki payam covers most of the migrants. The study also reveals that males migrate more than the females in Juba and migration is high within the age cohorts of 30-39 years and 40-49 years old. Furthermore, the study revealed that the propensity to migrate is directly related to educational attainment. It can be inferred from the findings of the study that the majority of migrants in Juba Metropolitan migrated in search of employment while others migrated to continue their education while others migrated in search for basic amenities, to join relatives and get married. This means, until the imbalance or disparity in socio-economic development between the rural and urban areas are removed, no amount of persuasion or force can put a stop to rural-urban migration and its' multiplying effects in Juba Metropolitan, Republic of South Sudan.

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Rural-Urban Migration In Developing Countries : A Survey Of Theoretical Predictions And Empirical Findings

Abstract: This research has been co-funded funded by a French Consultant Trust Fund and the Development Research Group of the World Bank. We thank Laurent Gobillon for helpful comments.

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Understanding the dynamics of Nigeria’s urban transition: A refutation of the ‘stalled urbanisation’ hypothesis

Understanding the dynamics of Nigeria’s urban transition: A refutation of the ‘stalled urbanisation’ hypothesis

Entity/Event-Level Sentiment Detection and Inference

Causes and consequences of rural-urban migration: The case of Juba Metropolitan, Republic of South Sudan

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