Urban Concentration, Poverty and Infrastructure

Urban concentration and poverty are two prominent characteristics of many developing countries including many in MENA. Both represent serious challenges for the development process. Therefore, the project seeks to investigate these issues for MENA countries in a comparative perspective with other developing countries. Specifically, the two following questions will be addressed. The first is: what is the relationship between urban concentration and poverty? The second is: what are the main drivers of urban concentration and poverty with a special focus on infrastructure?