Missions Resources - Bibliography

The Urban Transformation of the Developing World
Authors: Gugler, Josef
ISBN: 0198741596
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press
Number of pages: 327
Type of cover: Hard Cover

Summary: Gugler begins with a comparison of regional differences in urbanization. He looks at GNP, rural-urban migration and political factors as he compares Latin America, Asia, Arab and Sub-Saharan urbanization.

A chapter on Latin America gives a good historical perspective. Tracing the history of urbanization in Latin America, de Oliveira and Roberts look at the significance of migration, the variety in urban systems, urban land use patterns, and social inequalities. In addition to being a straightforward, academic treatment of urban poverty in Latin America, the chapter leans toward a neo-Marxist interpretation of the role of class, labor markets and capital, giving yet another lens of urban poverty.

Rhodes Murphey gives an historical overview of the cities of Asia, believing that many contemporary issues in these cities have roots in their early development, with a perspective on the role of Western colonization in Asia in urban development.