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Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005 - A Longitudinal Study of Society in a Third World Megacity (Paperback)
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Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005 - A Longitudinal Study of Society in a Third World Megacity (Paperback)
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By the middle of the twenty-first century, more than fifty per cent
of the world's population will live in an urban environment. Most
of this new urban growth will take place in Asia and Africa, yet
most governments in these two continents seem woefully unprepared
for the challenges they will face in providing their urban citizens
with the basic services and security from poverty, environmental
degradation and crime. It is in this context that in-depth studies
which lay bare the contours and characteristics of society and
institutions in the urban setting of Third World countries assume
importance and urgency. Most studies on urbanisation in developing
countries concentrate on slums and shanty towns in isolation from
the rest of the society. By contrast, Social Formation in Dhaka,
1985-2005 analyses urbanisation and urban society in a holistic
manner, connecting the poor with the non-poor and delineating the
change agents of the city. As the first longitudinal study of the
social structure of any Third World Megacity, this book will be of
interest to urban sociologists, policy-makers, NGOS, and
researchers engaged in understanding the development in cities in
the global south.
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