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<p>The growth rates in many of the “developing” countries are staggering. For example, China’s GDP has grown 10% annually for the last decade. That is incomprehensible. I heard that something like one quarter of all the contruction cranes in the world are current in use in Shanghai. Along with this growth is an unprecedented movement of populations from rural regions to urban areas – a phenomena occuring in South America, Africa, India, and Asia.</p>
<p>To me, seeing this kind of sweeping change first hand would be one major reason to pick South America over a country with a fully mature western economy.</p>
<p>Here’s a link to a list of the largest urban areas in the world. Interesting reading:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/2005_world_city_populations/2005_urban_01.html[/url]”>Data at Mongabay;