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Urban Agglomeration and Economic Growth pp 157–182Cite as

Structural Change in Urban Growth

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The so-called industrial countries are by no means industrial any more. For the average age, employment in the industrial sector accounts for less than 40 percent of total employment in the OECD countries; in the United States it accounts for even less than 20 percent. The reasons behind the ongoing shifts from manufacturing to services are quite well understood. It seems less clear, however, how structural adjustment in the economy as a whole affects regional development within countries. It is the basic purpose of this paper to shed some light on the relationship between structural change at the aggregate level and the economic performance of urban and rural areas. It concentrates on West German experience, but the general conclusions to be drawn from the analysis presented here can probably be applied to other countries as well.

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Klodt, H. (1995). Structural Change in Urban Growth. In: Giersch, H. (eds) Urban Agglomeration and Economic Growth. Publications of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79397-4_7

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