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Urban Growth in Ethiopia, 1887-1974 - From the Foundation of Finfinnee to the Demise of the First Imperial Era (Hardcover)
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Urban Growth in Ethiopia, 1887-1974 - From the Foundation of Finfinnee to the Demise of the First Imperial Era (Hardcover)
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This book highlights the positive achievements that Imperial
Ethiopia made in its journey towards urbanization into the modern
era, and undertakes a critical assessment of the economic,
political, and social impediments that prevented the country from
transitioning into a truly fully fledged modern urbanization. It
provides a comprehensive history of the growth of towns between
1887 and 1974. It is organized chronologically, regionally, and
thematically, divided into three distinct time periods during which
Ethiopian towns saw progresses and exposures to limited modern
urban features. First, during 1887-1936, the country saw the
creation and growth of a national capital (1887) that coordinated
the country's economic and political activities and facilitated the
growth of other towns in the empire. It introduced new towns, the
railway, modern schools, and health centers. Rudimentary factories
were established in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa, along with motor
cars and modern roads, which increased trade between cities. The
next era was the Italian occupation from 1936-1941, which shook the
pre-existing process of urban growth by introducing a modern
European style urbanization system. Ethiopian cities saw a
qualitatively different way of urban growth in both form and
content. The Italians introduced modern economic and physical
planning, administration, and internal organization. People were
introduced to modern life in urban areas, exposed to modern wage
labor system, and thus moved to towns to take advantage of the
opportunity. The Italian occupation left behind many features of
modern urbanization, and this influenced population exposed to
modern consumptive tastes was determined to retain what the
Italians introduced. Finally, the post-Italian period saw a new era
of urban growth. Due to economic and organizational problems
resulting from destructions caused by the war, the process of urban
growth was slowed down in the early 1940s. Although the government
did not introduce a clear urban policy in the immediate aftermath
of the Second World War, towns continued to grow progressively from
the early 1950s to 1974.
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