03109nam 2200517 a 450 991079107610332120230821223024.01-4833-2529-61-4522-5234-3(CKB)2550000001194113(EBL)3032697(OCoLC)918559032(MiAaPQ)EBC3032697(OCoLC)624346372(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159266(EXLCZ)99255000000119411320130912d1993 fy 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThird world cities problems, policies, and prospects /John D. Kasarda, Allan M. Parnell, editorsNewbury Park SAGEc19931 online resource (xvii, 310 pages) illustrationsSage focus editions ;1481-322-42178-1 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 Transition; Chapter 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 countriesCongressesUrbanizationCongresses.Cities and townsCongresses.307.76091724Kasarda John D1493182Parnell Allan M1493183StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910791076103321Third world cities3716047UNINA