Urbanization and food imports in sub‐Saharan Africa

1991/12/01 by James Tabi, Wayne H. Howard, Truman Phillips +1
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Energy, Environment, Economic Growth #Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth #Urban and Rural Development Challenges

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1574-0862.1991.tb00178.x

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Abstract

Abstract The Granger statistical test of causality was used to examine the relationship between total food imports and urbanization and between food aid and urbanization. Urbanization appears to have caused total food imports to increase in 13 of the 24 countries. Food imports appear to be a cause of urbanization in three countries. Food aid, however, apparently was a cause of urbanization in 16 of the 24 countries used in the analysis.

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