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Market Economy and Urban Change: Impacts in the Developing World
Author(s): Roger Zetter (Editor), Mohamed Hamza
- Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
- Publication Date: December 1, 2004
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1853837849
- ISBN-13: 9781853837845
Book Description
This book explores and evaluates urban sector and development policies in the context of market enablement. By articulating the linkages between this neoliberal development paradigm and the way different actors in the urban sector enact policy responses, the book provides an understanding of both the factors driving this policy framework and the impacts of these policies on urban sector policies and programs. In particular, the book focuses on the implications of the shift from welfare to market economies on different aspects of urban development policies and practices, particularly with regard to land, shelter, and related sectoral policies for poverty alleviation.
By linking policy to practice, the book seeks to inform governments, donors, and implementing agencies of the impact of shifts in the development debate on urban sector strategies.
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About the Author
Mohamed Hamza is a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield University, an independent consultant, and an advisor to the UN Programme in Afghanistan.
Roger Zetter is Deputy Head, Department of Planning, School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University.
