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Cities, poverty, and development : urbanization in the Third World /
By: Gilbert, Alan
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Contributor(s): Gugler, Josef.
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992Edition: 2nd ed.Description: viii, 331 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 019874160X :; 9780198741602:; 0198741618 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Urbanization -- Developing countries | Rural-urban migration -- Developing countries | Urban poor -- Housing -- Developing countries | Community organization -- Developing countries | Social conflict -- Developing countries | Regional planning -- Developing countries | Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Regional disparities | Países subdesarrollados -- Urbanización | Países subdesarrollados -- Conflictos sociales | Países subdesarrollados -- Migración rural urbana | Países subdesarrollados -- Condiciones económicas | Países subdesarrollados -- Vivienda popular | Developing countries Urban regions DevelopmentDDC classification: 307.76 Summary: It is expected that by the end of the decade only the poorest cities in Asia and Africa will still be predominantly rural. This book seeks to explain this urban revolution and to show how people survive in the cities, why they move from the country side and what involvement they have in politics.
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Withdrawn | 307.76 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0032176 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-318) and indexes.
It is expected that by the end of the decade only the poorest cities in Asia and Africa will still be predominantly rural. This book seeks to explain this urban revolution and to show how people survive in the cities, why they move from the country side and what involvement they have in politics.