03177nam 2200541 a 450 991048061960332120170821173115.01-4833-2529-61-4522-5234-3(CKB)2550000001194113(EBL)3032697(OCoLC)918559032(MiAaPQ)EBC3032697(OCoLC)624346372(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159266(EXLCZ)99255000000119411320130912d1993 fy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThird world cities[electronic resource] problems, policies, and prospects /John D. Kasarda, Allan M. Parnell, editorsNewbury Park SAGEc19931 online resource (331 p.)Sage focus editions ;148Description based upon print version of record.1-322-42178-1 0-8039-4485-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover ; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Third World Urban Development Issues; Chapter 1 - The Third World City: Development Policy and Issues; Chapter 2 - Efficiency and Welfare in LDC Mega-Cities; Chapter 3 - Urbanization, Development, and Economic Efficiency; Chapter 4 - Urban Land and Housing Issues Facing the Third World; Chapter 5 - Job Creation Needs in Third World Cities; Chapter 6 - Small-Enterprise Promotion as an Urban Development Strategy; Chapter 7 - Privatization of Urban Services and Infrastructure in Developing Countries: An Assessment of ExperienceChapter 8 - Urbanization and the Environmental Risk TransitionChapter 9 - Transnational Capital Flows, Foreign Investments, and Urban Growth in Developing Countries; Chapter 10 - The Impact of Temporary Migration on Urban Places: Thailand and China as Case Studies; Chapter 11 - Urban Aspects of Labor Migration: A Review of Exit Countries; Chapter 12 - Third World Urbanization, Migration, and Family Adaptation; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors and EditorsGathering an internationally renowned group of scholars in urbanization and development studies, this work explores the impact of internal and international migration on cities in the Third World. Vital issues such as demographic trends, economic development, environmental impact, welfare and housing policy are examined across a variety of geographic locations. The book will be an invaluable resource for anyone engaged in policy or programme work in Third World development.SAGE Focus EditionsUrbanizationDeveloping countriesCongressesCities and townsDeveloping countriesCongressesElectronic books.UrbanizationCities and towns307.76/091724Kasarda John D1049010Parnell Allan M989874StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480619603321Third world cities2477699UNINA