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A review essay on books by: Nigel Harris (Ed), Cities in the 1990s; The Challenge for Developing Countries (London: UCL Press, 1992); Robert-Jan Baken & Jan van der Linden, Land Delivery for Low Income Groups in Third World Cities (Aldershot: Avebury, 1992); & Rajesh Chandra, Industrialization and Development in the Third World (London & New York: Routledge, 1992 [see listings in IRPSPPD No. 28]). These three books reflect the resurgence of interest in urban industrialization & economic development in the Third World. Harris offers a collection of papers presented at a workshop sponsored by the British Overseas Development Administration in Nov 1991 to bring together, in an informal setting, officials of the World Bank & the UN Development Program. Despite its lack of balance, the volume presents an illuminating view of urban challenges. Baken & van der Linden focus on urban land markets & delivery systems. Unfortunately, their coverage is sparse in some areas & repetitive in others, particularly that of urban poverty. Chandra's book is well organized, outlining the history of Third World development & offering surveys of specific aspects, eg, the level & structure, organization, & location of industries. Despite some weak areas, this work, by an authority on the Third World, provides much valuable insight on the subject. J. W. Stanton

International audience ; The concept of subaltern urbanisation refers to the growth of settlement agglomerations, whether denoted urban by the Census of India or not, that are independent of the metropolis and autonomous in their interactions with other settlements, local and global. Analysing conventional and new data sources "against the grain", this paper claims support for the existence of such economically vital small settlements, contrary to perceptions that India's urbanisation is slow, that its smaller settlements are stagnant and its cities are not productive. It offers a classification scheme for settlements using the axes of spatial proximity to metropolises and degree of administrative recognition, and looks at the potential factors for their transformation long economic, social and political dimensions. Instead of basing policy on illusions of control, understanding how agents make this world helps comprehend ongoing Indian transformations.

International audience ; The concept of subaltern urbanisation refers to the growth of settlement agglomerations, whether denoted urban by the Census of India or not, that are independent of the metropolis and autonomous in their interactions with other settlements, local and global. Analysing conventional and new data sources "against the grain", this paper claims support for the existence of such economically vital small settlements, contrary to perceptions that India's urbanisation is slow, that its smaller settlements are stagnant and its cities are not productive. It offers a classification scheme for settlements using the axes of spatial proximity to metropolises and degree of administrative recognition, and looks at the potential factors for their transformation long economic, social and political dimensions. Instead of basing policy on illusions of control, understanding how agents make this world helps comprehend ongoing Indian transformations.

International audience ; The concept of subaltern urbanisation refers to the growth of settlement agglomerations, whether denoted urban by the Census of India or not, that are independent of the metropolis and autonomous in their interactions with other settlements, local and global. Analysing conventional and new data sources "against the grain", this paper claims support for the existence of such economically vital small settlements, contrary to perceptions that India's urbanisation is slow, that its smaller settlements are stagnant and its cities are not productive. It offers a classification scheme for settlements using the axes of spatial proximity to metropolises and degree of administrative recognition, and looks at the potential factors for their transformation long economic, social and political dimensions. Instead of basing policy on illusions of control, understanding how agents make this world helps comprehend ongoing Indian transformations.