Cities in the Developing World: Issues, Theory and Policy

Cities in the Developing World: Issues, Theory and Policy

by JosefGugler (Editor)

Synopsis

This textbook offers an overview of the urban experience in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Six main issues are addressed: development theory and policy as they pertain to urbanization, rural-urban migration, urban employment structures, forms of social integration and control, the housing question, and urban politics. The urban transition now affecting Africa, Asia, and Latin America, rapid urban growth without precedence in history, and the largest mega-cities in the world have attracted the attention of scholars and policy-makers alike.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 01 Jun 1997

ISBN 10: 0198742150
ISBN 13: 9780198742159

Author Bio
The editor, Josef Gugler, is Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. Previously he served as Director of Sociological Research at the Makerere Institute of Social Research in Uganda. His research has taken him to Cuba, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zaire.