Population Growth, Employment and Poverty in Third-World Mega-Cities: Analytical and Policy Issues

by A.S. Oberai

The study deals with problems and policy options facing Third World mega-cities. It examines the major sources of urban population growth and spatial concentration and analyses the conflict between economic efficiency and decentralization. It also assesses the implications of rapid urban population growth for employment generation and poverty alleviation, discusses the relationship between urban poverty and access to housing and basic social services,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333594398
• ISBN13: 9780333594391
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"