title: Urbanization and economic development.
abstract: "This paper seeks to contribute to the discussion on the relationship between the levels of urbanization, levels of economic development and the pattern of economic activities."  The focus is on the situation in developing countries, and the data are from published World Bank sources.  Data on per capita income are used to stratify countries into development levels.  The study includes data on centrally planned economies and on African countries.
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005843:Geography; D007182:Income; D011153:Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Developing Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Income; Macroeconomic Factors; Population; Research Report; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization