The Shared Space - The Two Circuits of the Urban Economy in Underdeveloped Countries (Paperback)

Originally published in 1979. In this forcefully argued book, Milton Santos shows that contemporary explanations of urbanization and spatial organization in underdeveloped countries are inadequate. This failure is attributable to their origins in theories elaborated to explain the development of advanced Western societies. Santos' work provides the basis for the new theory which is so badly needed. He describes the urban economy in these countries in terms of two circuits of activity - an upper circuit consisting of those enterprises and structures which are based on modern technology and are oriented towards the advanced capitalist world, and a lower circuit comprised of more traditional processes and forms of exchange. The dialectical interaction of these two circuits is seen to generate the patterns of growth, forms of State intervention and, above all, the spatial organization characteristic of Third World economies. This was a revision and translation of L'Espace Partage (1975).

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Urban and Regional Economics
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	1975
Authors:	Milton Santos
Translators:	Chris Gerry
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-10258-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN:	1-138-10258-X
Barcode:	9781138102583

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