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It took New York City (the world's largest metropolis in 1950) nearly a century and a half to expand by eight million residents. Mexico City and Sao Paulo will match this growth in less than fifteen years. Asia's mega-cities, too, are exploding in number and size. This kind of unprecedented growth is being echoed in the urban centers of developing nations around the globe. The essays in this volume address the wide array of problematic issues–as well as the opportunities and advantages–that are the natural outgrowth of such rapid urbanization. Third World Cities examines three sets of vital issues. Drawing on the experience and evidence of the past two decades, the book's initial chapters assess theoretical frameworks upon which urban and migration policies are based. The authors of the middle section press for fresh approaches to the increasing demands placed on institutions and individuals in the largest cities of the developing world. The final chapters examine the complex demographic, social, and economic processes of urban growth. Students, professionals, and policymakers in development and urban studies, public administration, sociology, political science and comparative politics, geography, and ethnic studies will find Third World Cities to be a refreshing and innovative look at this growing concern. “Third World Cities offers a range of new ideas on the demographic, social spatial, and environmental changes that are ‘occurring so quickly that up-to-date evidence is elusive’ … Third World Cities is both thought-provoking and highly readable.” –The Economic Times
Small-Enterprise Promotion as an Urban Development Strategy
Small-Enterprise Promotion as an Urban Development Strategy
The rapid population growth of the major cities in developing countries exerts great pressure for the generation of income opportunities to enable people to satisfy their basic needs. It has long been evident that government and big business cannot provide jobs for all, and their projects often fail to reduce urban unemployment because they attract new migrants to the cities. Thus, job generation through small enterprises is crucial to minimize unemployment, relieve poverty, and raise living standards. Small enterprises build on people's creative potential, and their operation helps to foster a competitive free market for goods and services. Because they are generally low-profile, low-status, unspectacular, and labor-intensive, their proliferation and growth have ...
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