Private Cities in South Asia: Implications for Urban Policy in Developing Countries

by Yue Li

Institutional constraints and weak capacity often hamper the ability of local governments in developing countries to steer urbanization. As a result, there are not enough cities to accommodate an unabated rural-urban migration and many of those that exist are messy, sprawling, and disconnected. The flipside is the emergence of entire cities--more than gated communities or industrial parks--led in whole or in part by private actors.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464818339
• ISBN13: 9781464818332
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"