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Agglomeration economies are of

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A downside of Immigrants is that they

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We should encourage the Urban Informal Sector because

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Diseconomies of agglomeration occur when

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Agglomeration economies is when

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Rural–urban migrants differ from the rest of the rural population in that they are more likely to be

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Lights of the city refer to

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Addressing migration through development involves

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Domestic migration can be

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Policies to Encourage the Urban Informal Sector should

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1) A

Agglomeration economies are benfits that come when firms and people locate near one another together in cities and industrial clusters.The two main types of these economies are urbanization economies and localisation economies.Localization economies occur when increase in size of industry in city leads to increase in productivity of particular activity.It refer to those in which firms in same industries get benefit from being located close to each other.Urbanization economies occur when size of city leads to an increase in productivity.It refers to benefits that firms in number of different industries receive from population and infrastructure clusters.

2) A

Immigrant is the one who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.With icrease in immigrants there is positive influence on productivity of local workers and greater cultural links with other nations.Moreover economic growth can be sustained, But downside of immigrants is that they lead to more congestion.There is increase in population of a country that means more jobs have to be generated and more ease of security to be provided

3) D

urban informal sector is an informal sector in urban areas which are unorganised secotrs. It consists mainly of poor people or those who are unskilled.The advantage is that provides employment to all regardless of their education or experience.Such that unorganised sectors encouraged because it demands for unskilled and semi skilled workers and hence generating employment leading to economic growth.Moreover these sectors have low capital intensity that is more work can be done by labour using simple tools.As well as productivity in informal sector in urban areas is more than rural areas.

4) A

Diseconomies of agglomeration occurs when large cities attract problem of crowding and congestion.As additional compeition drives down pricing power.Although there is increase in growth of cities but creates problem of congestion i.e increasing population of city which will increase cost of production.

5) A

agglomeration economies is when benefits arise due to economies of scale and network effects. As more firms are clustered together there is low cost of production as firms will benefit from greater specialization.By cluuster of firms there is more attraction of customers and suppliers rather than what single firm can achieve.

6) D

Rural urban migrants is shifting of people from rural to urban areas for better job opportunities or better standard of living.It influnces urbanization.They differ from rural population on basis of as these migrants are well educated.In urban areas rural people migrate for gettimg more proper education as there are less schools in rural areas. So rural urban migrants are going to be more educated than rural population.But according to emperical evidence as well the migrants are poor from which more are females who look for informal jobs in cities.

7) A

public goods ae those which are non excludable and nonrival. THat means no one can be excluded from consumption of goods and does not reduces consumption for other peple as well. So lights of city are public goods which is more accesible in urban areas than rural areas.

8) A

addressing migration through development involves urban-rural balance. With development only in urban areas will create urbanization as more migrants from rural shift to urban areas. With development in rural areas migration reduces to urban areas. As they will be provided same benefits as in urban areas. So with development there is creation of rural urban balance.

9) D

domestic migration is movement of people within national boundaries.THis migration can be on permanent basis and for many years.It can be seasonal as well as short term. For example domestic resident of rural area may migrate to city for better job opportunity on permanent basis or for long term to earn unless his children get better jobs.

10) D

There is need to encourage urban informal sector by providing them relevent information according to there business and giving training facilities to semi skilled workers and unskilled such that they can also use capital intensive goods which will increase there efficiency.They must also be provided with access to captal and credit as given to formal sector workers.As well as increase competition among small enterprises to increase productivity.

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