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Cities, poverty, and development : urbanization in the Third World
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- Creator
- Alan Gilbert and Josef Gugler
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Second edition
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992
- Physical Details
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- viii, 331 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780198741602, 019874160X, 9780198741619, 0198741618
- OCLC
- ocm24380176
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-318) and indexes.
- Introduction / Alan Gilbert -- 1. Urban Development in a World System / Alan Gilbert -- 2. Urban Agglomeration and Regional Disparities / Alan Gilbert -- 3. The Urban-Rural Interface and Migration / Josef Gugler -- 4. The Urban Labour-Market / Josef Gugler -- 5. The Housing of the Urban Poor / Alan Gilbert -- 6. Social Organization in the City / Josef Gugler -- 7. Patterns of Political Integration and Conflict / Josef Gugler -- 8. Urban and Regional Systems: A Suitable Case for Treatment? / Alan Gilbert
Subjects
- Urbanization -- Developing countries.
- Rural-urban migration -- Developing countries.
- Urban poor -- Housing -- Developing countries.
- Community organization -- Developing countries.
- Social conflict -- Developing countries.
- Cities and towns.
- Housing.
- Poverty.
- Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Regional disparities.