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1 online resource (iv, 394 pages) |
| Contents |
Chapter Introduction: urbanization, economic development and space -- chapter One Dependent urbanization in the contemporary semi-periphery: deepening the analogy / David A. Smith Roger J. Nemeth -- chapter Two 'Anteroom to a madhouse': economic growth and urban development in Barcelona in the Franco era / John Naylon -- chapter Three Urbanization at the periphery: reflections on the changing dynamics of housing and employment in Latin American cities / Alan Gilbert -- chapter Four Industrialization and household response: a case study of Penang / Mei Ling Young Kamal Salih -- chapter Five The acceptable face of self-help housing: subletting in Fiji squatter settlements -- exploitation or survival strategy? / Jenny J. Bryant -- chapter Six The built environment and social movements in the semi-periphery: urban housing provision in the Northern Territory of Australia / David Drakakis-Smith -- chapter Seven Upgrading the 'matchboxes': urban renewal in Soweto, 1976-86 / Charles Mather Susan Parnell -- chapter Eight Economic considerations on the renovation of the historic centre of Salvador (Bahia), Brazil / Johannes Augel -- chapter Nine Temporary trading for temporary people: the making of hawking in Soweto / Keith Beavon Chris Rogerson -- chapter Ten Consumerism, the state, and the informal sector: shebeens in South Africa's Black townships / Chris Rogerson -- chapter Eleven The last frontier: the emergence of the industrial palate in Hong Kong 1 / Scott MacLeod Terry McGee |
| Summary |
"The relationship between economic development and urbanization is a fundamental one which always features strongly in any analysis of the urbanization process in the developing world. First published in 1990, this wide-ranging collection of recent and original research studies focuses on urban economic growth at various levels of urban and national development. The contributions range from studies of peripheral states, such a Fiji or Malaysia, to countries of the so-called semi-periphery, such as Spain, South Africa, and Northern Australia. In addition to this broad geographic base, the authors cover a variety of themes within the general framework of urban economic development, from the provision of base services such as housing and food, to the functional preservation of historic cores, and the impact of economic change on family structure."--Provided by publisher |
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Urbanization -- Developing countries -- Congresses
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Developing Countries.
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Economic policy
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Urbanization
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| SUBJECT |
Developing countries -- Economic policy -- Congresses
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| Subject |
Developing countries
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315108773 |
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1315108771 |
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