Urbanization and Economic Development

Urbanization is one of the crucial drivers of economic development. Asia is in the midst of the largest migration of rural residents to urban centers in history. However, poorly planned urbanization and city development can create challenges down the road. An interesting reading list on urbanization and economic development:

The Economist’s special report on China’s urbanization – Building the Dream

http://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/20140419_china.pdf

Lessons from Gurgaon, India’s private city by Shruti Rajagopalan and Alexander Tabarrok

http://mason.gmu.edu/~atabarro/Lessons%20from%20Gurgaon.pdf

World Bank E-Book [East Asia's Changing Urban Landscape: Measuring a Decade of Spatial Growth]

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/21159/9781464803635.pdf

Interview: NYU economist Paul Romer

http://paulromer.net/urban-expansion/

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Urbanization in China – Historical Perspective

An interesting BBC site –

http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zxv4wxs

White Horse Village

Anthony Bourdain – Shanghai Special
http://www.cnn.com/videos/living/2014/09/24/here-and-there-anthony-bourdain-shanghai-ts-orig.cnn/video/playlists/bourdain/