
Urbanization in Large Developing Countries
China, Indonesia, Brazil, and India
Clarendon Press
Published on 23. October 1997
Book
Hardback
372 pages
978-0-19-828974-6 (ISBN)
Description
Urbanization is a key process in developing countries. Within the next decade over 50 per cent of the world's population will inhabit urban areas and the majority of this growth is concentrated in developing countries.
Analysing data for four large countries, this volume focuses on the relationship between economic change and urban growth. Specifically the authors examine the continued growth of industrial employment at the expense of the agricultural sector, the impact of government-controlled regional and industrial policy and the role of migration in response to employment opportunities. There are also important chapters on government responses to the lack of basic infrastructure, and the resulting negative impact on human welfare, in the cities. The volume's coherence results from the cross-country comparisons made by the authors and the conclusions that are not geographically restricted but have potential applications, by urban planners, in all developing countries.
Analysing data for four large countries, this volume focuses on the relationship between economic change and urban growth. Specifically the authors examine the continued growth of industrial employment at the expense of the agricultural sector, the impact of government-controlled regional and industrial policy and the role of migration in response to employment opportunities. There are also important chapters on government responses to the lack of basic infrastructure, and the resulting negative impact on human welfare, in the cities. The volume's coherence results from the cross-country comparisons made by the authors and the conclusions that are not geographically restricted but have potential applications, by urban planners, in all developing countries.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
figures, tables, maps
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
760 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-828974-6 (9780198289746)
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Persons
Editor
, RSSS, Australian National University
, Gujarat Institute of Development Research
Content
SECTION 1: CHINA ; SECTION 2: INDONESIA ; SECTION 3: BRAZIL ; SECTION 4: INDIA