When it comes to job creation, towns and not cities are more effective at increasing earnings for the poor. In #Tanzania, for example, job growth in towns helped reduce poverty by 50%.
This is why we should focus on employment efforts in towns in order to help create better, inclusive #jobs:
Towns, not cities, are best for jobs and poverty reduction
In our rapidly urbanizing world, cities lead economic growth and job creation. However, just focusing on mega cities and metropoles ignores the fact that the majority of the urban Population still lives in secondary urban centers, or towns. We believe a focus on employment in secondary towns, rather…
