Urbanization in the Context of Development

A.S. Oberai, "Urbanization, Development and Economic Efficiency", in John D. Kasarda and Allan M. Parnall (editors), Third World Cities: Problems, Policies and Prospects, Sage Focus Editions No. 148, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, California, 1993, Chapter 3, pp. 58-73.

Jeffrey G. Williamson, "The Macroeconomic Dimensions of City Growth in Developing Countries: Past, Present and Future" in Proceedings of the World Bank Annual Conference on Development Economics, 1991, 1992, pp. 241-266.

George E. Peterson, G. Thomas Kingsley and Jeffrey P. Telgarsky, "Rethinking the Role of Urban Areas in National Economic Development" in Urban Economies and National Development, edited by George E. Peterson, G. Thomas Kingsley and Jeffrey P. Telgarsky, Policy Research Series, USAID Washington, D. C., 1991, Chapter 1, pp. 5-21.

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"What is the Cause of Third World Urbanization?- World Capitalism"

Bryan R. Roberts, "Urbanization, Migration and Development", Sociological Forum, Vol. 4, No. 4, Dec. 1989, pp. 665-691.

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"Why Do So Many Third World Countries Have Primate Cities?"

Servet Mutlu, "Urban Concentration and Primacy Revisited: An Analysis and Some Policy Conclusions" in Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 37, No. 3 April 1989, pp. 611-613.

Harry W. Richardson, "Efficiency and Welfare in LDC Mega Cities" in John D. Kasarda and Allan M. Parnall (editors), Third World Cities: Problems, Policies and Prospects, Sage Focus Editions No. 148, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, California, 1993, Ch. 2, pp. 32-57.

Charles Becker, Andrew Hamer and Andrew Morrison, "African City Systems and Urban Growth", Chapter 3 of Beyond Urban Bias in Africa, by Charles Becker, Andrew Hamer and Andrew Morrison, Heinemann Publishers, New Hampshire.

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III. THE CONSEQUENCES OF URBANIZATION IN THE THIRD WORLD

"Is Urbanization the Cause of Third World Unemployment and Poverty?"

A. S. Oberai, "Population Growth, Employment and Poverty in Third World Mega-Cities", in Proceedings of the International Population Conference Montreal, 1993, Vol. 2, pp. 105-119.

Ajit Singh, "Urbanization, Poverty and Employment: the Large Metropolis in the Third World", Contributions to Political Economy, Vol. 11, 1992, pp. 15-40.

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"Is Urbanization the Cause of Environmental Degradation?"

Bryan R. Roberts, "Urbanization and the Environment in Developing Countries, in Population and Environment , D. Heddy (editor), 1995, Chapter 10, pp. 303-336.

Lester R. Brown and Jodi L. Jacobsen, "The Future of Urbanization: Facing Ecological and Economic Constraints", in Population and Environment , D. Heddy (editor), 1995, Ch. 10, pp.132-149.

Martin Brockerhoff and Ellen Brennan, "The Poverty of Cities in Developing Regions" in Population and Development Review, Vol. 24, No. 1, March 1998, pp. 75-114.

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"Are Cities Concentrating Economic Inequality?"

Douglas S. Massey, "The Age of Extremes: Concentrated Affluence and Poverty in the Twenty-First Century" in Demography, Volume 33, Number 4, November 1996, pp.. 395-412.

Sheldon Danziger, "Comment On 'The Age of Extremes: Concentrated Affluence and Poverty in the Twenty-First Century'" in Demography, Volume 33, Number 4, November 1996, pp.. 413-416.

Reynolds Farley, "The Age of Extremes: A Revisionist Perspective"in Demography, Volume 33, Number 4, November 1996, pp.. 417-420.

Gerald Piel, "The Urbanization of Poverty Worldwide", Challenge, January-February 1997. pp. 58-71.