Abstract
Urbanization as conventionally measured by demographers is urban population divided by total population. By this criterion rich nations are considerably more urban than poor nations. The purpose of this paper is to compare rich and poor nations on urbanization of the nonfarm population (which is, I argue, a better indicator of the urban/rural distribution of those who are eligible to live in cities) By this criterion rich nations and poor nations are roughly equivalent on urbanization.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 775-783 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Social Forces |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1984 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- History
- Anthropology
- Sociology and Political Science
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