Third World Cities Problems, Policies and Prospects

About this book

The essays in this volume address the wide array of problems and issues - as well as the opportunities and advantages - that are the natural outgrowth of such rapid urbanization.

Contents

Introduction - John D Kasarda and Allan M Parnell Third World Urban Development Issues The Third World City - Sally E Findley Developmental Policy and Issues Efficiency and Welfare in LDC Mega-Cities - Harry W Richardson Urbanization, Development and Economic Efficiency - A S Oberai Urban Land and Housing Issues Facing the Third World - Ellen M Brennan Job Creation Needs in Third World Cities - Dennis A Rondinelli and John D Kasarda Small Enterprise Promotion as an Urban Development Strategy - Ray Bromley Privatization of Urban Services and Infrastructure in Developing Countries - Dennis A Rondinelli and John D Kasarda An Assessment of Experience Urbanization and the Environmental Risk Transition - Kirk R Smith and Yok-shiu F Lee Transnational Capital Flows, Foreign Investments and Urban Growth in Developing Countries - Victor Fung-Shuen Sit The Impact of Temporary Migration on Urban Places - Sidney Goldstein Thailand and China as Case Studies Urban Aspects of Labor Migration - Francisco Alba A Review on Exit Countries Third World Urbanization, Migration and Family Adaptation - S Philip Morgan

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