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1. Urbanisation in the Developing World

   Edited by David Drakakis-Smith

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   First published in 1986, this reissue is concerned with the increased social problems, regional imbalances, and economic dislocation resulting from the alarming growth rate of cities in the developing world. It considers theoretical questions and contains wide-ranging case studies to support the...

   Published November 25th 2010 by Routledge
2. Urbanisation, Housing and the Development Process

   By David Drakakis-Smith

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   Initially published in 1981, this book examines the problems of housing provision for the urban poor in developing countries, within the context of the development process as a whole. The investigation concentrates on the political economy of housing investment and illustrates how programmes and...

   Published November 25th 2010 by Routledge
3. Third World Cities

   2nd Edition

   By the late David W. Drakakis-Smith

   Series: Routledge Perspectives on Development

   This imformative book is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the classic introduction to urbanization in developing areas. Using case studies of cities drawn from around the world, including Bangkok, Delhi, Manila, Mexico City, Singapore and cities in Zimbabwe, this key text confronts...

   Published April 26th 2000 by Routledge
4. Pacific Asia

   By David W. Drakakis-Smith

   Series: Routledge Introductions to Development

   Pacific Asia - from Burma to Papua New Guinea to Japan - is the most dynamic and productive region in the developing world, the result of an economic explosion fuelled by industrial activity. This is where the Green Revolution began, where more women are employed in factory work than anywhere alse;...

   Published December 4th 1991 by Routledge