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Book SynopsisThis text focuses on whether African development has historically been weighted in favour of the urban areas.While the authors come out clearly against urban bias, one of their main worries is that the benefits, and the necessity, of urban development are being lost in adjustment approaches. What is necessary, they suggest, is to harnessthe financial and human resources of the human city as part of a strategy to ensure greater and more widespread economic development. This book provides many important - and controversial - conclusions and recommendations. North America: Heinemann
Trade Review... excellent book ... detailed analysis of urbanization, migration, and labor markets in African countries. Valuable to those interested in African development or development economies. - -- J.E. Waver * CHOICE *
This is a text for policy makers and rewards reading both by those interested and frightened by equations. - -- Fassil Demissie * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES *
Table of ContentsIssues in African urban development; African rural-urban migration - causes consequences and policies; African city systems; city structure, spatial allocation and public policy; employment growth and the wage structure in urban Africa; development policies from an urban perspective; annex - UN estimates of African cities' populations over time.
