Question
2:
Describe briefly the essential assumptions and major features of the Todaro
model of rural-urban migration. One of the most significant implications of
this model is the paradoxical conclusion that government policies designed to
create more urban employment may in fact lead to more urban unemployment.
Explain the reasons for such a paradoxical result.
Question
3:
“The key to solving the serious problem of excessive rural-urban migration and
rising urban unemployment and underemployment in developing countries is to
restore a proper balance between urban and rural economic and social
opportunities.” Discuss the reasoning behind this statement, and give a few
specific examples of government policies that would promote a better balance
between urban and rural economic and social opportunities.
Question
6:
The informal sector is becoming an ever-larger part of the urban economy.
Distinguish between the urban formal and informal sectors, and discuss both the
positive and the negative aspects of the informal urban labor market.
Question
8:
What is an industrial district? How might governments of developing countries
help them succeed?
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