The City-Country Rule: An Extension of the Rank-Size Rule
This study introduces a city-country rule to complement the well-known rank-size rule for cities, from which it is derived. The city-country rule enables us to make a rough estimate of the population of the largest cities when the population of the entire country is known. It quickly tells us whethe...
Main Authors: | Rein Taagepera, Edgar Kaskla |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2015-08-01
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Series: | Journal of World-Systems Research |
Online Access: | http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/168 |
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