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Focusing on urban sociology as practised in Britain, the author argues that it is a key element in the response of the 'intellectual proletariat' to urbanization and the calls on it by the State to control the ensuing way of life. The themes of urban sociology have been the concerns of the Welfare State and, despite radical inputs, the discipline has remained tied up with the assumptions and methodological precepts of liberalism. The author's contention is that urbanization should be analysed in the framework of the political economy of regional development.This book was first publis

This book is about cities. It is about city people - their origins, their problems, and the social arrangements which sustain them. It deals in the hard facts the scientist musters to document and explain, and in accounts of personal experience which enliven and enrich with the humanist's touch. The book brings together selections from what has come to be known as the "Chicago School" of urban sociology.

Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Notes -- References -- Part I: Decentralization and Planning Law Reforms -- Chapter 2: Local Government and Urban Governance in Lusophone African Countries: From Colonial Centralism to Post-Colonial Slow Decentralization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Colonial Period: Centralization and De-Concentration -- 3 The Post-Colonial Period: The First and the Second Republics -- 3.1 Cape Verde -- 3.2 São Tome and Príncipe -- 3.3 Mozambique -- 3.4 Angola -- 3.5 Guinea-Bissau -- 4 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Legislation: Post-Colonial Period -- Legislation: Colonial Period -- Chapter 3: Urban Governance in a Devolved Kenya -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Decentralization and Kenya's 2010 Constitution -- 3 Devolution and County Governments -- 4 Devolution and the Urban Challenge -- 5 The Governance of Urban Areas Under Devolution -- 6 Devolution: Problems and Prospects -- 6.1 The National Government Versus Counties -- 6.2 The National Government Versus The National Government -- 6.3 Intra-County Struggles -- 7 Conclusion -- 8 Future Prospects -- Notes -- References -- Legal Documents -- Chapter 4: Decentralization in Africa: Local Government and Health Care in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Analytical framework -- 2.1 Defining Decentralization: Rationale -- 2.2 Decentralized Service Delivery: Analytical Framework for Assessment -- 3 Health Service Decentralization in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania -- 3.1 Brief Overview of Institutional Frameworks for Health Service Decentralization -- Ghana -- Tanzania -- Malawi -- 3.2 Capacity of Decentralised Health Offices to Deliver Services -- 3.3 Decision-Making Space -- 3.4 Accountability -- 3.5 Lessons for improved Implementation -- 4 Conclusion -- Note -- References