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This piece was one of the most cited of the early writings of Fellows in IDS. It is from Michael Lipton’s book Urban Bias: Why the Poor Stay Poor, first published in 1977.
Lipton, M. (1977) Why Poor People Stay Poor: A Study of Urban Bias in World Development, London: Temple Smith.
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Lipton, M. (2012). Why the Poor Stay Poor. In: Jolly, R. (eds) Milestones and Turning Points in Development Thinking. IDS Companions to Development. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137271631_11
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