Cities, Capital And Development: African Cities In The World Economy (Cloth)

基本信息出版社:John Wiley & Sons Ltd (1992年9月17日)精装:224页正文语种:英语ISBN:1852932740条形码:9781852932749ASIN:1852932740商品描述内容简介This study attempts to throw new light on the politico-economic, social and cultural processes which underpin the development of major African cities and shapes their role within the world economy. The distinctive features of "the African condition", with its colonial legacy, stark contrasts between wealth and poverty and the external influences of the world economy, are blended with systematic analysis of national and urban modes of production, access to and control over land and shelter, and the nature of formal and popular planning activities. The production and reproduction of cities are shown to be quintessentially social processes. The author draws on examples from across Africa and detailed case studies of Nairobi - the city with arguably the greatest international role at present - and integrates various scales from global to intra-urban, placing them in an analytical framework that will be of direct relevance to other Third World regions. It should be of interest to researchers and planners concerned with overall issues of global urbanization and developing economies throughout the world.目录Introduction and conceptual overview; frameworks of analysis - colonialism, postcolonial urban development and the world economy; national modes of production - the wider context; modes of production in African cities - the materialist base; a roof over one's head - access to the means of social reproduction; the social production of urban form - town planning as an instrument of continuity; the social production of urban form and fabric - postcolonial cities re-examined.