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To date, most interpretations of urbanization have focused on the internal dynamics of regions or nations, or at best on narrow relations of international dependency. This text recognizes a complementary world-system process theory. The intent is not to argue that world-system processes totally determine urban change, but rather that patterns of urbanization within regions cannot be adequately understood without at least taking global political economic processes into account.<br> The book begins with a discussion of how a world-system theory of urbanization differs from other approaches. This is followed by a discussion of theoretical issues involved in the world-system approach. The final section of the book consists of empirical studies which use this theoretical perspective to shed light on urbanization patterns either within selected countries or globally. The main themes which are examined include urban primacy and city systems, urban labor force patterns, over-urbanization, and rates or levels of urban concentration.<br> This book contains a review of urbanization literature and discussion concerning the informal labor sector in peripheral areas, core-peripheral relations at

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Author

Michael Timberlake, Charles Tilly, Edward Shorter

Publisher

Academic Press, INC. (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers)

Published

1985

Language

EN

ISBN

9780126912906

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, Education, Economics