Urbanization in large developed countries
Subtitle: China, Indonesia, Brazil, and India
By: edited by Gavin W. Jones and Pravin Visaria.
Contributors: Jones, Gavin W.; Visaria, Pravin M.; Gujarat Institute of Development Research.
Series: International studies in demography
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
Subjects: Urbanization -- Developing countries -- Cross-cultural studies.; Economic development -- Social aspects -- Developing countries -- Cross-cultural studies.; City planning -- Developing countries -- Cross-cultural studsies.; Regional planning -- Developing countries -- Cross-cultural studies.
Description: "Analysing data for four large countries, this volume focuses on the relationship between economic change and urban growth. Specifically the authors examine the continued growth of industrial employment at the expense of the agricultural sector, the impact of government-controlled regional and industrial policy, and the role of migration in response to employment opportunities."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Based on a seminar held in Ahmedabad in Sept. 1989, and hosted by the Gujarat Institute of Development Research.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-344) and index.

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