The Urban Opportunity: The Work of Ngos in Cities of the South

by Nicholas Hall

It is now being recognised among development professionals that urban poverty is massive and growing and that rural development initiatives are no longer relevant in slowing rural to urban migration as growth has its own internal dynamic stemming from natural population increase. This book is an important tool to understanding the true level of urban poverty and the essential role that the urban poor play in supporting urban and hence national economies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853393479
• ISBN13: 9781853393471
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
• Length: 144 Pages