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- catalog abstract "In this work, scholars examine the growth of the largest cities in Africa. It is revealed that the new phase of globalization has reinforced the continent's marginalization, impoverishment, indebtedness, and lack of policy autonomy, rather than leading to economic growth and diversification.".
- catalog contributor b9755016.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "In this work, scholars examine the growth of the largest cities in Africa. It is revealed that the new phase of globalization has reinforced the continent's marginalization, impoverishment, indebtedness, and lack of policy autonomy, rather than leading to economic growth and diversification.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction / Carole Rakodi -- Globalization and Africa: The challenge of urban growth -- Global forces, urban change, and urban management in Africa / Carole Rakodi -- Urbanization, globalization, and economic crisis in Africa / David Simon -- The "mega-cities" of Africa -- The challenge of urban growth in Cairo / Mahmoud Yousry, Tarek A. Aboul Atta -- Johannesburg: A city and metropolitan area in transformation / Keith S.O. Beavon -- The challenges of growth and development in metropolitan Lagos / Josephine Olu Abiodun -- Kinshasa: A reprieved mega-city? / Jean-Luc Piermay -- Abidjan: From the public making of a modern city to urban management of a metropolis / Alain Dubresson -- Nairobi: National capital and regional hub / R.A. Obudho -- The dynamics of city development -- Globalization or informalization? African urban economies in the 1990s / Christian M. Rogerson -- Residential property markets in African cities / Carole Rakodi -- The state and civil society: Politics, government, and social organization in African cities / Tade Akin Aina -- Urban lives: Adopting new strategies and adapting rural links / Deborah Potts -- Rising to the challenge -- Towards appropriate urban development policy in emerging mega-cities in Africa / Salah El-Shakhs -- Urban management: The recent experience / Kadmiel H. Wekwete -- Conclusion / Carole Rakodi.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 628 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Urban challenge in Africa.".
- catalog identifier "9280809520 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Urban challenge in Africa.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press,".
- catalog relation "Urban challenge in Africa.".
- catalog spatial "Africa".
- catalog spatial "Africa.".
- catalog subject "307.76/4/096 21".
- catalog subject "Cities and towns Africa Growth.".
- catalog subject "HT384.A35 U728 1997".
- catalog subject "Urban policy Africa.".
- catalog subject "Urbanization Africa.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction / Carole Rakodi -- Globalization and Africa: The challenge of urban growth -- Global forces, urban change, and urban management in Africa / Carole Rakodi -- Urbanization, globalization, and economic crisis in Africa / David Simon -- The "mega-cities" of Africa -- The challenge of urban growth in Cairo / Mahmoud Yousry, Tarek A. Aboul Atta -- Johannesburg: A city and metropolitan area in transformation / Keith S.O. Beavon -- The challenges of growth and development in metropolitan Lagos / Josephine Olu Abiodun -- Kinshasa: A reprieved mega-city? / Jean-Luc Piermay -- Abidjan: From the public making of a modern city to urban management of a metropolis / Alain Dubresson -- Nairobi: National capital and regional hub / R.A. Obudho -- The dynamics of city development -- Globalization or informalization? African urban economies in the 1990s / Christian M. Rogerson -- Residential property markets in African cities / Carole Rakodi -- The state and civil society: Politics, government, and social organization in African cities / Tade Akin Aina -- Urban lives: Adopting new strategies and adapting rural links / Deborah Potts -- Rising to the challenge -- Towards appropriate urban development policy in emerging mega-cities in Africa / Salah El-Shakhs -- Urban management: The recent experience / Kadmiel H. Wekwete -- Conclusion / Carole Rakodi.".
- catalog title "The urban challenge in Africa : growth and management of its large cities / edited by Carole Rakodi.".
- catalog type "text".