The Case for Experimental, Adaptive Restraint Policies in Developing Nation Metropolitan Areas

Peter M. Townroe
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Peter M. Townroe: School of Economic and Social Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ United Kingdom

International Regional Science Review, 1989, vol. 12, issue 2, 131-146

Abstract: Many developing nations have introduced policies designed to slow the rate of population growth of their largest cities. This article argues that there is a strong case for an explicit experimental or adaptive approach in policy design. Using the examples of Sao Paulo in Brazil and Seoul in South Korea, it is argued that coordinated trial and error methods with appropriate monitoring, evaluation, and policy revision can prove beneficial, especially given the high levels of uncertainty which surround both the objectives and the contexts of urbanization policies in most countries.

Date: 1989
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DOI: 10.1177/016001768901200202

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