| About this book | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Keynote address | p. 9 |
| Keynote address: Rethinking Economic Growth in a Globalizing World: An Economic Geography Lens | p. 15 |
| Keynote address: Africa: Rethinking Growth and Regional Integration | p. 31 |
| Macro Trends: Spatial Patterns of Economic Activity, Income, and Poverty | |
| Spatial Patterns of Population and Economic Activity in the Developing World | p. 39 |
| Some Stylized Facts about Rural Poverty and Geography and a Question for Policy | p. 49 |
| New Economic Geography and the Dynamics of Technological Change-Implications for Less-Developed Countries | |
| New Economic Geography and Transportation Policies: The Case of Brazil | p. 61 |
| Spatial Disparities of Knowledge Absorption, Technological Change, and Prosperity: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence from China | p. 71 |
| Perspectives: Rural-Urban Transformation-Leading, Lagging, and Interlinking Places | |
| Comparative Competitiveness of Agriculture under a Multidimensional Disparity Development Process: A Narrative Analysis of Rural Development Issues in China | p. 83 |
| Economic Growth in Cities and Urban Networks | p. 91 |
| Spatial Disparity and Labor Mobility | |
| Can Investment in Human Capital Reduce Regional Disparities? Some Evidence for Spain | p. 109 |
| Family Migration: A Vehicle of Child Morbidity in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi City, Kenya? | p. 121 |
| Remittances and Their Impact on the Macroeconomic Situation of and Financial Sector Development in the Kyrgyz Republic | p. 143 |
| Africa-Rethinking Growth and Regional Integration | |
| Spatial Development Patterns and Policy Responses: A South African Case Study | p. 213 |
| Geography and Regional Cooperation in Africa | p. 221 |
| Learning from Europe's Efforts at Integration and Convergence | |
| The Role and Objectives of European Cohesion Policy | p. 229 |
| Learning from Europe's Efforts at Integration and Convergence: Lessons for Developing Countries' Integration Policies | p. 233 |
| The Geography of Inequalities in Europe | p. 239 |
| Spatial Policy for Growth and Equity | |
| Cohesion and Convergence: Synonyms or Two Different Notions? | p. 259 |
| Regional Development as Self-Organized Converging Growth | p. 265 |
| Africans Need Not Miss Out on the Benefits of Globalization | p. 283 |
| Wrap-Up Discussion and Closing Remarks | |
| Implications for WDR 2009 | p. 289 |
| The New World Bank Office in Berlin | p. 291 |
| Program | p. 293 |
| Participants | p. 305 |
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