City rank-size hypothesis and the Soviet urban system: 1897-1979

Mirucki, Jean (1985): City rank-size hypothesis and the Soviet urban system: 1897-1979. Published in: Atlantic Economic Journal , Vol. 13, No. 2 (July 1985): p. 90.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine, empirically, the dynamics of the soviet urban system in the light of the rank-size distribution hypothesis and to expand the analysis initiated by Harris (1970) on the USSR.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: City rank-size; census data; USSR
• Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

References

Harris, C. D. (1970). Cities of the Soviet Union. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company.