The Absorption of Labor in the Urban Economy: The Case of Developing Countries

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Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Absorption of Labor in the Urban Economy: The Case of Developing CountriesJohn Friedmann, and Flora SullivanJohn Friedmann Search for more articles by this author , and Flora Sullivan Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Economic Development and Cultural Change Volume 22, Number 3Apr., 1974 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/450727 Views: 10Total views on this site Citations: 25Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1974 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:John Friedmann Agropolitan Development (1978), (Sep 2022): 261–292.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56398-1_17A. J. Knox, H. Bressers, N. Mohlakoana, J. 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