Thu Jul 14, 2011 18:06 GMT |
One of the megatrends affecting emerging markets (EMs) is rapid urbanisation. This is often used to justify expectations of economic growth. As BMI mentioned in a special report, ‘Mega-Urban Regions: Investment Opportunities And Risks’, published in Business Monitor Online in June 2008, urbanisation typically has the following implications for economic growth: Structural economic changes (typically… [Read more]
Tags: emerging markets, mega region, mega-city, urbanisation
Posted in: Africa, Asia, China, General, infrastructure, Latin America, Middle East
Tue Aug 24, 2010 18:01 GMT |
For some years now, social scientists and some economic historians have spoken about how cities are displacing nation-states as the most important actors on the world stage. The latest edition of Foreign Policy magazine carries an article along these lines, with the tag ‘The age of nations is over. The new urban age has begun’…. [Read more]
Tags: city state, mega region, Parag Khanna, Robert D Kaplan, Torbuffchester, urbanisation
Posted in: Africa, Asia, China, Emerging Europe, General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Middle East, Political Risk, US