title: The distribution of urban population and income:  explorations using six Asian cases.
abstract: "Urban concentration (or primacy) and inequality (in size distribution of income) are expected to follow bell shaped curves through the development process.  Spatial convergence (through investments in transportation etc.)  is expected to precede income convergence.  Using longitudinal data from six Asian countries (Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and India) this paper shows that (i) the bell shapes for urban concentration and income inequality generally hold, and (ii) the temporal relationship between the curve peaks is determined by geographical factors (for urban concentration); income inequality is seen to be more policy amenable."
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakravorty
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D007182:Income; D007194:India; D007564:Japan; D008296:Malaysia; D010679:Philippines; D011153:Population; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013188:Sri Lanka; D013624:Taiwan; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Asia; China; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Income; Income Distribution; India; Inequalities; Japan; Malaysia; Philippines; Population; Population Density; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors; Southeastern Asia; Southern Asia; Spatial Distribution; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Time Factors; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization