Urban Bias, Dependence, and Economic Stagnation in Noncore Nations

Bruce London · David A. Smith

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This paper contributes to the growing body of research that assesses the effects of patterns of urbanization on economic growth in less developed countries (LDCs). Regression analysis of data for 65-80 nations (including analyses of influential cases) suggests that both urban bias and dependency have independent, simultaneous, and negative effects on economic growth. Further analyses reveal a strong positive relationship between dependency and urban bias. These findings show that understanding urbanization and development in the Third World requires the consideration of both external (international) and internal (intranational) factors, and a combination of the insights gained from dependency/world-system, human-ecology, and modernization theories.

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