Published in:Studies in Development Economics and Policy SpringerLink ; Bücher Springer ebook collection / Palgrave Economics and Finance Collection 2000 - 2013
Description:
By the dawn of the 21st century, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas. This volume explores the implications of this unprecedented expansion in the world's most urbanized region, Latin America, exploring the new urban reality, and the consequences for both Latin America and the rest of the developing world.