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urban bias: a standalone construct

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Development studies

the tendency of governments in poor countries to favor urban interests over the rural majority in prices, investment and policy.

In development studies, urban bias refers to the tendency of governments in poor countries to favor urban interests over the rural majority in prices, investment and policy. This meaning comes from Lipton (1977) in Why poor people stay poor.[1]

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References

Lipton, M. (1977). Why poor people stay poor: Urban bias in world development. Temple Smith. ISBN 9780851170763

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