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The Regional Structures of Third World Economies: Rural—Urban Dynamics in Kenya and Madagascar

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  • G J Karaska

    (Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, Worcester, MA 01609, USA)

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A rural—urban dynamics model is presented as an organizing concept to describe and analyze the regional economic structures of two Third World regions—the Kutus Region of Kenya and the Ambositra Region of Madagascar. The first region evinces strong urban—rural relationships as vibrant trade generates sustained economic growth from commercial coffee, maize, and tomato production. In the Madagascar Region economic growth has stagnated as most of the agricultural production is subsistence in nature; the rural—urban dynamics are strong only in household consumer expenditures, and the multiplier effect is large but only for a limited set of exchanges.

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  • G J Karaska, 1999. "The Regional Structures of Third World Economies: Rural—Urban Dynamics in Kenya and Madagascar," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 31(5), pages 767-781, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:31:y:1999:i:5:p:767-781
    DOI: 10.1068/a310767
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