Africa is rapidly urbanising, and the UN projects that a majority of the continent’s residents will live in cities within the next 20 years. Around the world, urban growth is receiving increasing interest, from governments to academia. Images of skylines and dazzling light shows may be an inspiration to leaders of aspirational developing countries, but urbanisation can negatively impact growth if not geographically balanced.

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2015/06/15/elephants-in-the-room-urban-primacy-and-economic-growth-in-africa/

“Elephants in the room: urban primacy and economic growth in Africa.” Africa at LSE (London School of Economics), 15 June 2015.

NUS news page:

http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news/elephants-in-the-room-urban-primacy-and-economic-growth-in-africa/

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