"Effects of population growth, of the pattern of demand, and of technology on the process of Urbanization : an application to India" (Record no. 22494)

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Classification number 307.76 MOH
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Personal name "Mohan, Rakesh"
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Title "Effects of population growth, of the pattern of demand, and of technology on the process of Urbanization : an application to India"
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Washington
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. World Bank
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1982
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Extent 51 : ill.
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Summary, etc. This paper uses a computable economy wide dynamic general equilibrium model to study the effect of population growth, the <br/>pattern of demand and of technological change on urbanization in the context of a low income developing county starting at a low level of urbanization. The model is non-linear and models two regions (rural and urban) with wages and prices adjusting endogenously. It represents a closed economy and is therefore more suited to a large country such as India. The model is validated using Indian data and the simulation traces the development of the Indian economy well from 1950 to the present. Agriculture, industry and services are the three sectors modelled with the latter two being defined to be located exclusively <br/>in urban areas and agriculture in rural areas. The three sectors are linked with an input output matrix which subsumes transportation costs incurred between urban and rural areas. The model is designed to investigate long term changes (e.g. over a thirty year period); factor mobility is therefore assumed to be almost perfect. The model demonstrates that rapid agricultural productivity growth, high rates of investment, and Engel curve demand effects combine to increase urbanization as development occurs in an economy. The rate of urbanization is not necessarily dependent on high overall population growth: indeed, under certain conditions, a lowering of overall population growth might speed up the rate of urbanization. The pattern <br/>of demand and changes in the pattern can affect the rate of urbanization significantly: in particular, the Engel-type of demand changes serve to make the process of urbanization logistic. The effects of technological bias are not very strong but effective appropriate technology policies might speed up urbanization. . <br/><br/>
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Topical term or geographic name entry element UrbanizationIndia Mathematical Models
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