Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

African Urban Economies

Viability, Vitality or Vitiation?

Av D. Bryceson, D. Potts

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Beskrivning

Are Africa's most populous and economically dominant cities a force to reckon with in the twenty-first century? This book analyzes the economies of East and Southern Africa's 'apex' cities, probing how they have altered structurally over time and their current sources of economic vitality and vulnerability at local, national and international levels. Case study chapters focusing on Johannesburg, Chitungwiza, Gaborone, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Nairobi, Kampala and Mogadishu shed new light on contemporary African urban prospects and problems.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2005-12-16
Mått: 140 x 216 x 25 mm
Vikt: 558 g
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 353
Upplaga: 2006
Förlag: Palgrave USA
ISBN: 9781403999474

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DEBORAH FAHY BRYCESON an economic geographer by discipline, is a senior research fellow at the Afrika-studiecentrum, Leiden University, the Netherlands and Research Associate at the African Studies Centre, Oxford University, UK. Her current research encompasses the interaction of livelihood, settlement and mobility patterns as well as the impact of HIV/AIDS on local communities. Specializing in East African studies, she has authored and edited a number of books including Food Insecurity and the Social Division of Labour in Tanzania, Liberalizing Tanzania's Food Trade, Women Wielding the Hoe

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'The volume offers a good introduction to urban, and especially urban dvelopment, themes in Africa'. - Bill Freund, Journal of Southern African Studies '...the editors of this volume should be complimented for bringing together a number of concise case studies, which cover substantial geographical ground. As such, it offers an analysis of statistical and recent census data, which will certainly be of interest to readers with a general interest in Africa.' - J. Joost Beuving, Modern African Studies 'It is an important book for those concerend with urbanization on a global scale and especially in Africa, providing new insights into the fast-chaning reality of urbanization in Africa today.' - Adrian Atkinson, Development and Change 'This thorough and well-composed volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues of urban development in contemporary eastern and southern Africa.' - Garth A. Myers African Affairs

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